how to pronounce untergehen

/ʔʊntɐˌɡeːən/

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untergehen is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of untergehen in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… mechanismen untergehen endlager forscher …”

meanings of untergehen

verb:

To go under (water).
To fall, to go down (to be defeated).
To set (of a heavenly body: to disappear below the horizon).
To perish.

untergehen frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word untergehen occurs in german on average 5.2 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.