heißen
In English: to be called, be named
A1VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- hieß
- Partizip II
- geheißen
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
Quick quiz
___ Helfer?
Example sentences
Wie heißen Ihre Kinder?
What are your children's names?
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRWie heißt diese Blume?
What do you call this flower?
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRWie heißt sein Lehrer?
What's his professor's name?
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRWie heißt ihr Lehrer?
What's her professor's name?
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR„Wie heißen Sie?“ fragte ich.
"What's your name?" I asked.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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