how to pronounce waren

/vaːʁən/

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waren is pronounced in two syllables

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aː

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

“… in bayern sind wir waren schon bei 15 5 …”

meanings of waren

verb:

First/third-person plural preterite of sein.

noun:

Plural of Ware.

waren frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word waren occurs in german on average 904.1 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.