Left - Linke (The 871st Most Common German Word)

The German word for Left is Linke. This word often comes up when talking about location & place. It can be used as adjective. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 871st most common word in German. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common German words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

en English: left

de German: linke

Examples

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Raise your left hand. Heben Sie die linke Hand
Left-wing communism is an infantile disorder. Der linke Radikalismus ist die Kinderkrankheit im Kommunismus.
The car's left-turn signal was broken. Der linke Blinker des Autos war defekt.
Lie on your left side. Legen Sie sich auf die linke Seite.
My left foot hurts. Mir tut der linke Fuß weh.
The left indicator isn't working properly. Der linke Blinker von dem Auto funktioniert nicht richtig.
I can't use my left hand because of my cast. Wegen des Gipses kann ich meine linke Hand nicht benutzen.
Tom is ambidextrous and can use his right hand equally as well as his left. Tom ist beidhändig und kann die rechte wie die linke Hand gleich gut gebrauchen.

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Left - Linke (The 871st Most Common German Word)
It is considered impolite to use your left hand for these things. Es gilt als unhöflich, für solche Angelegenheiten die linke Hand zu benutzen.
The Italian left has been an extraordinarily large and important left. Die italienische Linke war eine außerordentlich große und wichtige Linke.
Interesting field feature: left upper corner rosette of the stamp with interruption top left. Interessantes Feldmerkmal: linke obere Eckrosette der Marke mit Unterbrechnung oben links.
Release the captured mouse by pressing left Alt + left Amiga/Win/Apple key. Die gefangene Maus lässt sich durch Drücken der linken Alt + linke Amiga/Win/Apple Taste befreien.
Rest your left hand and bent left leg on the exercise bench. Lege deine linke Hand und dein gebeugtes linkes Bein auf der Trainingsbank ab.
A challenge for left energy policy is that the various traditions of the historic left partially pursue very different concepts. Eine Herausforderung für linke Energiepolitik besteht darin, dass die unterschiedlichen Traditionslinien aus der historischen Linken teilweise sehr unterschiedliche Konzepte verfolgen.
Lower left corner and a part of left margin torn off restored. Linke untere Ecke und Ausriß im linken Rand restauriert.
The Stalinist world-movement collapsed, the social democratic left became even less left, and many centrists despaired. Die stalinistische Weltbewegung brach zusammen, die sozialdemokratische Linke wurde noch weniger links und viele Zentristen verzweifelten.
Look over your left shoulder if you are twisting to the left. Sieh über deine linke Schulter, wenn du dich nach links drehst.
The left leg is partial covered by the left wing. Das linke Bein wird teilweise durch den linken Flügel verdeckt.
Hold your left hand for the left foot ankle. Fassen Sie die linke Hand auf dem linken Bein Knöchel.
Bend left knee and place left foot on the floor. Das linke Knie beugen und den linken Fuß auf den Boden stellen.
The left shift-collar is shifted to the left. Die linke Schaltmuffe ist nach links verschoben.

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Left - Linke (The 871st Most Common German Word)

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