German verb · CEFR B1

berichten

Meaning in English: to report, to tell

Rank 1,279 of 5,000verbLevel B14 forms in the list
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Example

Du musst uns unbedingt von deinem Urlaub berichten!

You really must tell us about your holiday!

Forms of berichten in the top 5,000

German verbs change their ending with the person and tense, and each form is counted on its own. These forms of berichten are also in the top 5,000:

berichtet#607
reported; reportsB1

Sie hat uns von ihrer Reise berichtet.
She told us about her trip.

berichtete#1,170
reportedB1

Sie berichtete begeistert von ihrer Reise.
She talked enthusiastically about her trip.

berichteten#3,877
reportedB1

Die Zeitungen berichteten ausführlich über den Unfall.
The newspapers reported on the accident in detail.

How common is berichten?

berichten is number 1,279 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 72 times per million words — about once every 14,000 words. Its most frequent form is berichtet (#607).

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 67% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 1,275gesperrtclosed, blocked
  2. 1,276die Produktionproduction
  3. 1,277der HerrMr, gentleman, lord
  4. 1,278erstellento create, to draw up
  5. 1,279berichtento report, to tell
  6. 1,280privatenprivate
  7. 1,281feiernto celebrate, to party
  8. 1,282Augeneyes
  9. 1,283die Listelist

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