Die - Sterben (The 475th Most Common German Word)

In German, the word for Die is Sterben. It can be used as verb. It is the 475th most commonly used word in German, classified as a A1 word. This word often comes up when talking about sickness & injuries. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: die

German: sterben

Examples


Come on, do it for me, you're not going to die for meeting my parents.	Komm schon, tu es für mich, du wirst nicht sterben, weil du meine Eltern kennengelernt hast.
I thought that I was going to die last night.	Ich dachte, ich würde letzte Nacht sterben.
Everybody dies.	Jeder muss sterben.
They must die.	Sie müssen sterben.
Remember that you will die.	Vergiss nicht, dass du sterben musst.
It was her fate to die young.	Ihr Schicksal war, jung zu sterben.
Without water, the soldiers would've died.	Ohne Wasser hätten die Soldaten sterben können.
Everyone dies.	Alle werden sterben.

Many good people die every day.	Viele gute Menschen sterben jeden Tag.
Good people die every day.	Gute Menschen sterben jeden Tag.
People die every day.	Menschen sterben jeden Tag.
On the other hand a lot of people die young.	Andererseits sterben viele Menschen jung.
You're too young to die.	Du bist noch zu jung, um zu sterben.
The good news is that you're not going to die.	Die gute Nachricht lautet, dass Sie nicht sterben werden.
That patient may die at any time.	Der Patient kann jeden Moment sterben.
I might as well die as marry such a man.	Ich könnte genauso gut sterben wie einen solchen Mann heiraten.
Nobody deserves to die like that.	Niemand hat es verdient, so zu sterben.
I thought that we were all going to die.	Ich dachte, wir würden alle sterben.
The main character cannot die in the first act.	Der Hauptdarsteller kann nicht im ersten Akt sterben.
We are dying one after the other.	Wir sterben einer nach dem anderen.
The dog is dying.	Der Hund war am Sterben.