erfinden
In English: to invent; to make up
B1VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- erfand
- Partizip II
- erfunden
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
Quick quiz
___ Erfindung?
Example sentences
Seine Geschichte war erfunden.
His story was made up.
Tatoeba · MUIRIEL · CC BY 2.0 FRIhre Geschichte war erfunden.
Her story was made up.
Tatoeba · MUIRIEL · CC BY 2.0 FRInteressante Geschichten zu erfinden ist ihre Stärke.
She is good at making up interesting stories.
Tatoeba · Miyako · CC BY 2.0 FRDu musst das Rad nicht neu erfinden.
You don't need to reinvent the wheel.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FRDu musst das Fahrrad kein zweites Mal erfinden.
You don't need to reinvent the wheel.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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