sehnen

A2 Verb frequency rank #7,223

What sehnen means

Verb

to long for, to yearn for (sich sehnen nach)

Forms

sich sehnen · sehnt sich · sehnte sich · hat sich gesehnt (nach + Dativ)

Pronunciation

sehnen in a sentence

Ich sehne mich nach dem Sommer.

I'm longing for summer.

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sehnen is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #7,223 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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