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Learn German: bremsen - to brake / to slow down, curb

German
/Past possibilities with modals (hätte ... können)
/bremsen

bremsen

Word

bremsen

Meaning

to brake / to slow down, curb

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Past possibilities with modals (hätte ... können)

Usages of bremsen

Der Prüfer denkt, du hättest bremsen sollen.

The examiner thinks you should have braked.

Hätte ich hier hupen oder bremsen sollen?

Should I have honked or braked here?

Die Fahrbahn war nass. Infolgedessen bremste sie der Situation entsprechend.

The roadway was wet. As a result, she braked according to the situation.

Einer Studie zufolge müssen wir die Umwelt schützen, um den Klimawandel zu bremsen.

According to a study, we must protect the environment in order to slow down climate change.

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