how to pronounce versteht

/fɛɐ̯ˈʃtet/

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versteht is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… wissens zu verhindern versteht ihr so …”

meanings of versteht

verb:

Second-person plural present.
Third-person singular present.
Plural imperative.

versteht frequency in german - A2 level of CEFR

the word versteht occurs in german on average 67.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.