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stimmen

be correct

verb SHTIM-en Less Common
Communication Responses

Also means

vote

Usage Note

stimmen most often means to be right or true, so Das stimmt is the everyday way to say 'that's correct'. With prefixes it also means to vote (abstimmen) or to tune an instrument, all linked to Stimme ('voice').

Examples

"Das stimmt nicht."

Natural Translation

That is not correct.

Literal Translation

That is-correct not.

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