werden
Meaning in English: to become; will (future)
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Wir werden morgen früh losfahren.
We will set off early tomorrow.
Forms of werden 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 werden are also in the top 5,000:
Im Herbst wird es früher dunkel.
In autumn it gets dark earlier.
Das Haus wurde vor hundert Jahren gebaut.
The house was built a hundred years ago.
Die Fenster wurden gestern geputzt.
The windows were cleaned yesterday.
Mein Fahrrad ist gestohlen worden.
My bike has been stolen.
Ich werde dich morgen anrufen.
I'll call you tomorrow.
Ich würde gern mehr reisen.
I would like to travel more.
Würden Sie mir bitte helfen?
Would you help me, please?
Draußen ist es schon dunkel geworden.
It has already got dark outside.
Du wirst das schon schaffen.
You'll manage it, don't worry.
How common is werden?
werden is number 23 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 5,534 times per million words — about once every 180 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 28% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.
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