protestieren

/pʁotɛsˈtiːʁən/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

present: protestiert
past: protestierte
perfect: hat protestiert

Meaning

to protest
- Die Anwohner protestierten gegen den Lärm.
  
  The residents protested against the noise.
- Die Schüler protestierten gegen die neue Regel. Sie trugen Schilder vor die Schule.
  
  The pupils protested against the new rule. They carried signs in front of the school.

Similar words

beteuern

Beteuern is earnestly asserting or insisting something is true, like protesting your innocence in the sense of insisting on it; protestieren is objecting or demonstrating against something, like at a rally.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

protestar

protestar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to protest."

Practice

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Last updated 2026-09-24