how to pronounce werden

/ˈveːʁdən/

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werden is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… in der spd haben werden und das sage ich …”

meanings of werden

verb:

Will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense.
To be, to happen, to occur (in the future).
To be going to work.
To be done; forms the passive voice.
To become; to get; to grow; to turn.

noun:

Gerund of werden; becoming (coming into being).

werden frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word werden occurs in german on average 2564 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.