how to pronounce präteritum
/pʁɛˈteːʁitʊm/
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präteritum is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of präteritum in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:
“… und dass sie das präteritum in der …”
meanings of präteritum
noun:
- Preterite (preterite tense; past tense).
präteritum frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR
the word präteritum occurs in german on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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