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fliegen

"fliegen" means "to fly" in German. It is number 881 on the frequency list, in A2 (verb).

Meaning

to fly; to travel by air; to rush

IPA

/ˈfliːɡn̩/

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Fliegen fliegen.
  Flies fly.
  Tatoeba: Rovo / Cabo
• Fliegen Sie oft?
  Do you fly frequently?
  Tatoeba: Pfirsichbaeumchen / Source_VOA
• Ich kann fliegen.
  I can fly.
  Tatoeba: Chris / marloncori

Learned together

In the course, "fliegen" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• tragen to carry, to bear
• fallen to fall, to drop
• lachen to laugh
• erwarten to expect, to consider likely
• umbringen to kill, to murder, to do away…
• hassen to hate
• laden to load e.g. into a container…
• lesen to read
• geschehen to occur

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