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German verb · CEFR A2

meinte

Meaning in English: said, meant, thought (past)

Rank 2,802 of 5,000verbLevel A2

This is a form of meinen, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are meint, gemeint.

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Example

Sie meinte, dass es morgen regnet.

She said it's going to rain tomorrow.

How common is meinte?

meinte is number 2,802 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 32 times per million words — about once every 32,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 74% of the words in an ordinary German text. A2 means an elementary word, usually learned in the first year.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 2,798elektronischeelectronic
  2. 2,799das Restaurantrestaurant
  3. 2,800folgtefollowed
  4. 2,801die Realitätreality
  5. 2,802meintesaid, meant, thought (past)
  6. 2,803verliertloses
  7. 2,804die Erfüllungfulfilment
  8. 2,805rechnetcalculates; expects (mit)
  9. 2,806die Verpflichtungobligation, commitment

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