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vorlesen: read something to someone — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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vorlesen

read something to someone

to read a text aloud so that another person or group can hear it

IPA/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːzn̩/

The main stress follows standard German pronunciation.

Meaning 1neutral · 86%

to read a text aloud so that another person or group can hear it

Jeden Abend liest er seiner Tochter eine Geschichte vor.

Lies bitte deinen Satz der Klasse vor.

Kannst du uns die E-Mail kurz vorlesen?

vorlesen differs from lesen because another person is listening.

Use dative for the listener: Ich lese meinem Sohn ein Buch vor.

Choose one answer.

Which sentence means “She reads the children a story”?

vorlesen is separable. The text is accusative and the listener can be dative: jemandem eine Geschichte vorlesen.