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brauchen
"brauchen" means "to need, to be in need of, to require" in German. It is number 289 on the frequency list, in A1 (verb).
- Meaning
- to need, to be in need of, to require; to need to, to have to
- IPA
- /ˈbʁaʊ̯xən/
- Forms in this course
- brauche, braucht, brauchst, brauch
- Level
- A1
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Example sentences
- Kinder brauchen Liebe.
Children need loving.
Tatoeba: MUIRIEL / CK - Wir brauchen Geld.
We need some money.
Tatoeba: xtofu80 / CK - Was brauchen Sie?
What do you need?
Tatoeba: cost / lukaszpp
Learned together
In the course, "brauchen" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.