wählen

/ˈvɛːlən/

verb A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
wählt
past
wählte
perfect
hat gewählt

Meaning

  1. to choose, to select

  2. to vote

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

auswählen

Auswählen emphasizes selecting FROM a range of options; wählen is more general and also means "to vote" or "to dial" a phone number.

Practice

1 What does wählen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ das blaue Kleid.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches wählen?

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