A1verb · intransitive · frequent

language

lan·guage

language · languages · languaged · languaging

To communicate by languageTo communicate by language; to express in language.

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/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/

» Learning a foreign language is difficult.

Eine Fremdsprache zu lernen, ist schwierig. — MUIRIEL

Es ist schwierig, eine Fremdsprache zu lernen. — MUIRIEL

Учить иностранный язык трудно. — marafon

Иностранный язык трудно учить. — marafon

Трудно учить иностранный язык. — marafon

Важко вивчити іноземну мову. — shanghainese

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Meaning

1 senses

(nonstandard, rare)To communicate by language; to express in language.

Examples

7259 sentences

Learning a foreign language is difficult.
Важко вивчити іноземну мову. — shanghainese
ruУчить иностранный язык трудно. — marafon
deEine Fremdsprache zu lernen, ist schwierig. — MUIRIEL
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Are you interested in foreign languages?
Ви цікавитеся іноземними мовами? — deniko
ruВы интересуетесь иностранными языками? — Hellerick
deInteressierst du dich für Fremdsprachen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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How many languages can you speak?
Скількома мовами ти розмовляєш? — deniko
ruНа скольких языках ты говоришь? — marafon
deWie viele Sprachen kannst du? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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English is not my native language.
Англійська - не рідна мені мова. — sadxaka
ruАнглийский — не родной мне язык. — Hellerick
deEnglisch ist nicht meine Muttersprache. — MUIRIEL
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How many languages do you speak?
Скількома мовами ти розмовляєш? — deniko
ruНа скольких языках ты говоришь? — marafon
deWie viele Sprachen sprichst du? — Manfredo
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Origin

From Middle English langage, language, from Old French language, from Vulgar Latin *linguā

From Middle English langage, language, from Old French language, from Vulgar Latin *linguāticum, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech, language”), from Old Latin dingua (“tongue”), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue, speech, language”). Doublet of langaj. Displaced native Old English ġeþēode.

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Forms

languages, languaging, languaged, languaged

Base form	language · to language
3rd person singular	languages
Present participle	languaging
Past simple	languaged
Past participle	languaged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	language
he, she, it	languages

Past simpleLesson

all persons

languaged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have languaged
he, she, it	has languaged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will language

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

12 patterns

foreign language
a foreign language
only foreign language
native language
speak three languages
the only language
foreign language is
how many languages
a difficult language
three languages
foreign language that
what language do