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lernen

learn

verb LER-nen Common
People & Society Education

Also means

study

Usage Note

lernen covers both 'learn' and 'study' (in the sense of revising for school), whereas attending university is studieren. Be careful not to confuse it with lehren, which means 'to teach'. The phrase auswendig lernen means 'to memorise'.

Examples

"Die Kinder lernen heute Mathematik."

Natural Translation

The children are learning maths today.

Literal Translation

The children learn today mathematics.

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