lehren
/ˈleːʁən/
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present (3rd sg.)
- lehrt
- past
- lehrte
- perfect
- hat gelehrt
Meaning
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to teach
The verb behind Lehrer (teacher); more formal than the common alternative unterrichten.
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Sie lehrt Geschichte an der Universität.
She teaches history at the university.
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Sie lehrt seit zwanzig Jahren Mathematik an der Universität. Ihre Studenten mögen sie.
She has taught maths at the university for twenty years. Her students like her.
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Similar words
lehren is slightly more formal or general, teaching a subject or skill broadly; unterrichten is more specific to classroom instruction.
Practice
1 What does lehren mean?
to teach
2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ Geschichte an der Universität.
Full sentence: Sie lehrt Geschichte an der Universität. (She teaches history at the university.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches lehren?
lehren: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
See also
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