sehnen
In English: to long for (sich sehnen nach)
A2VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- sehnte
- Partizip II
- gesehnt
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
Quick quiz
___ Seide?
Example sentences
Wir sehnen uns nach Frieden.
We are longing for peace.
Tatoeba · MUIRIEL · CC BY 2.0 FRSie sehnen sich nach Frieden.
They are eager for peace.
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