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landen

land

verb LAN-den Less Common

Also means

end up

Usage Note

landen is a planes-and-boats verb, the opposite of starten (to take off). Colloquially it also means to wind up somewhere: im Krankenhaus landen (to end up in hospital).

Examples

"Das Flugzeug landet pünktlich."

Natural Translation

The plane lands on time.

Literal Translation

The plane lands punctually.

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