Vokabahn

benennen

A1 Verb frequency rank #5,160

What benennen means

Verb

  1. to name, give a name to
  2. to name (after), name (for)
  3. to call
  4. to designate, denominate, nominate

Forms

benennen · benennt · benannte · hat benannt (+ Akkusativ; nach + Dativ; mit + Dativ)

Pronunciation

benennen in a sentence

Wir müssen die Gründe für unser Scheitern klar benennen.

We must clearly name the reasons for our failure.

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benennen is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #5,160 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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