begründen
What begründen means
Verb
- to justify, to explain (to give a reason for a chosen course of action)
- to found, to lay the foundation for (a tradition, dynasty, field; with the focus on something that develops or exists through time from then on)
Forms
begründen · begründet · begründete · hat begründet (+ Akkusativ; mit + Dativ)
Pronunciation
begründen in a sentence
Der Vorsitzende begründete das Urteil damit, dass eine beleidigende Absicht zum Tatbestande des Delikts nicht erforderlich sei.
The chairman justified the verdict by stating that an intent to insult was not necessary to constitute the offense.
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begründen is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #4,307 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.