German word
heben in German sentences
heben means "to lift" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Der Arbeiter hebt die Kiste auf den Wagen.
The worker lifts the crate onto the cart.
Wir heben den alten Tisch gemeinsam.
We lift the old table together.
Lara hebt die Hand während der Frage.
Lara raises her hand during the question.
Lara hebt den schweren Sack nicht allein.
Lara does not lift the heavy sack alone.
Nach der Pause hebt der Lehrer die Stimme.
After the break, the teacher raises his voice.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive heben. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.