Translation of German word "hören" to English
hören
/høːʁən/
Meaning
VerbTo perceive sounds through the ear.
How to use
The weak verb hören ('to hear / listen to') conjugates regularly: ich höre, du hörst, er hört, hat gehört. It is used both for passive perception ('to hear') and active listening ('to listen to').
🇬🇧 English
to hear
Example
Ich war taub, aber jetzt kann ich hören.
I was deaf, but now I can hear.
Ich konnte hören, wie sie oben stritten, aber ich hörte ihrem Streit nicht wirklich zu.
I could hear them arguing upstairs, but I wasn't really listening to their argument.
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Common phrases
- Musik hören— to listen to music
- Radio hören— to listen to the radio
- aufhören— to stop / cease (separable verb, e.g. 'hör auf!' — stop it!)
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Present Tense (Präsens)
Simple Past (Präteritum)
Perfect (Perfekt)
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Imperative (Imperativ)
Frequency rank: #175 in German
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The German word "hören" is defined as: "To perceive sounds through the ear."
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The German word "hören" means "to hear" in English.
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Yes, here is a practical example: "Ich war taub, aber jetzt kann ich hören." (which translates as "I was deaf, but now I can hear.").
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