Wasser ins Meer tragen

German

Alternative forms

  • Wasser ins Meer schütten
  • Wasser in den Rhein tragen, Wasser in den Rhein schütten

Etymology

Literally, "to carry water into the sea".

Pronunciation

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Verb

Wasser ins Meer tragen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present trägt Wasser ins Meer, past tense trug Wasser ins Meer, past participle Wasser ins Meer getragen, past subjunctive trüge Wasser ins Meer, auxiliary haben)

  1. to carry coals to Newcastle; to bring owls to Athens (do some redundant and pointless)
    Synonym: Eulen nach Athen tragen

Conjugation

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