How the word "abwesend" is translated into English
Warum war Tim gestern in Mathe abwesend?
[vaˈrʊm ˈvaːɐ̯ ˈtɪm ˈɡɛstɐn ˈɪn ˈmatə ˈapveːzn̩t?]
Why was Tim absent from math yesterday?
Heute sind drei Kinder aus meiner Klasse abwesend.
[ˈhɔɪ̯tə ˈzɪnt ˈdraɪ̯ ˈkɪndɐ ˈaʊ̯s ˈmaɪ̯nɐ ˈklasə ˈapveːzn̩t.]
Three children from my class are absent today.
Die Lehrerin trägt alle abwesenden Schüler ins Klassenbuch ein.
[ˈdiː ˈleːrərɪn ˈtrɛːkt ˈalə ˈapveːzn̩dən ˈʃyːlɐ ˈɪns ˈklasn̩buːx ˈaɪ̯n.]
The teacher writes down all the absent students in the class register.
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