Verb
entlehnen
to borrow (a word, concept, cultural practice or object)
B2
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Meanings
Verb
- to borrow (a word, concept, cultural practice or object)
In a sentence
Das Wort „Hai“ ist aus dem Niederländischen entlehnt.
The word Hai (“shark”) was borrowed from Dutch.
Forms
infinitive
entlehnen
he/she/it
entlehnt
simple past
entlehnte
perfect
hat entlehnt