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überwinden (verb)

to overcome, conquer

💬 Example

"Sie musste ihre Angst überwinden."

💡 Memory Tip

Imagine you have a wound (wunden) from a battle, but you get OVER (über) it. You OVER-WOUND it. You have überwunden!

🏛️ Origin

⚠️ Common Mistakes

Separating the prefix: Saying 'Ich winde über' instead of 'Ich überwinde'.

Wrong past participle: Saying 'geüberwunden' or 'überwindet' instead of 'überwunden'.

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