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behaupten

claim

Meaning of behaupten

to say something is true

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German/bəˈhaʊptən/
Russian transcription[ʊtvʲɪrʐˈdatʲ]
claim
behaupten - claim
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behaupten with Russian translation

behaupten usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Он утверждает, что невиновен.

Er behauptet, er sei unschuldig.

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Она утверждает, что дверь была открыта.

Sie behauptet, die Tür war offen.

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behaupten belongs to the topic "Top 1000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

behauptenутверждать
kochenготовить
sich ändernменять
bindenзавязывать
folgenследовать
entfernenубирать
sich anfühlenощущаться

behaupten synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between behaupten / erklären / versichern / geltend machen / beanspruchen / reklamieren

E
🇩🇪German
erklären

means 'to explain or state clearly'; it can overlap with 'to claim' when someone states something openly, but it is more about making something understandable than asserting a contested fact.

B1Often
V
🇩🇪German
versichern

means 'to assure' or 'to give someone confidence'; it emphasizes personal certainty or reassurance more than a simple statement of fact.

B1Often
G
🇩🇪German
geltend machen

means 'to assert one's rights' or 'to make a claim'; it is more legal and formal than simply stating that something is true.

B1Rarely
B
🇩🇪German
beanspruchen

means 'to claim' or 'to lay claim to'; it often concerns rights, time, attention, or resources rather than stating that something is true.

B1Often
R
🇩🇪German
reklamieren

means 'to complain' or 'to make a complaint about a product or service'; it is about dissatisfaction and a request for correction, not stating a fact.

B1Often
F
🇩🇪German
fordern

means 'to demand'; it is stronger and more direct than 'to claim' in the sense of stating something, because it expresses a right or strong expectation.

B1Very Often
A
🇩🇪German
annehmen

means 'to assume' or 'to suppose'; it is not a firm assertion, but rather an expectation or hypothesis.

B1Very Often

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How to pronounce behaupten and what this word means

behaupten means claim. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce behaupten

/bəˈhaʊptən/

behaupten translation

claim

behaupten examples

Er behauptet, er sei unschuldig.

behaupten transcription

/bəˈhaʊptən/

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behaupten meaning: what does it mean?

sagen, dass etwas wahr ist

behaupten pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

behaupten is pronounced as /bəˈhaʊptən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

behaupten definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Er behauptet, er sei unschuldig. Translation: Он утверждает, что невиновен.

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