how to pronounce wäre

/ˈvɛːʁə/

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wäre is pronounced in two syllables

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ɛː

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

“… raus war war so als wäre er weg na also …”

meanings of wäre

verb:

First/third-person singular subjunctive II of sein.

wäre frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word wäre occurs in german on average 769.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.