how to pronounce bedauern

/bəˈdaʊ̯ɐn/

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bedauern is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of bedauern in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… anfang einmal pin-ups bedauern und dann …”

meanings of bedauern

verb:

To regret.
To pity.

noun:

Regret.

bedauern frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word bedauern occurs in german on average 9.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.