herrschen

A1 Verb frequency rank #4,809

What herrschen means

Verb

to rule, to reign, to have dominion
to exist, to be going on (of noticeable large-scale conditions or sentiments)

Forms

herrschen · herrscht · herrschte · hat geherrscht (über + Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

herrschen in a sentence

Der Kaiser herrschte über ein großes Reich.

The emperor reigned over a large empire.

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herrschen is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #4,809 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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