verb
to bloom
B1
blühen: means 'to bloom' or 'to flower', used for plants or figurative 'to flourish'. It's a regular (weak) verb, non‑reflexive, not separable. Uses auxiliary 'haben' in perfect (hat geblüht). No stem change; present participle 'blühend'. Especially common in spring contexts.
Examples
Der Baum hat noch nicht geblüht.
The tree hasn't bloomed yet.
Im Frühling beginnen die Blumen zu blühen.
In spring the flowers start to bloom.
Die Blumen blühten im Park, obwohl der Frühling spät begann.
The flowers bloomed in the park, although spring started late.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a flower slowly opening its petals in spring to 'bloom'.
Sounds like English 'bloom'/'blue' — think flowers turning blueish as they open.
Notes
Common verb for plants and flowers. Also used figuratively (e.g. 'eine Idee blüht auf' = an idea blossoms). | Intransitive verb; passive conjugation blocks are not applicable and have been marked 'not applicable'.