was called in German can be: hieß (verb) or heissen (verb).
- was called, meant
- war der Name von
- wurde genannt
- hatte den Namen
Example:
- Er hieß Peter.
- Das Buch hieß 'Der Schatten'.
- Man hieß ihn willkommen.
(present: ich heisse, du heisst, er/sie/es heisst)
(past: hiess, hat geheissen)
- to be called, to mean, to command
- genannt werden
- einen Namen tragen
- bedeuten
- heißen (in Bezug auf Temperatur)
Example:
- Wie heissen Sie?
- Das heisst, ich muss gehen.
- Es heisst, dass...
- Das Wasser heisst auf 100 Grad.
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