dauern

See also: Dauern

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaʊ̯ɐn/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German dūren, borrowed from Middle Low German dūren, itself from Latin dūrō. Compare Dutch duren, English dure.

Verb

dauern (weak, third-person singular present dauert, past tense dauerte, past participle gedauert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to last, to continue, to persist (for a period of time)
    Der Film dauert zwei Stunden.
    The movie lasts two hours.
  2. (intransitive) to last, to be permanent
    Unsere Liebe wird dauern.
    Our love will last.
  3. (impersonal, with bis) to take time, to take a while (for, until)
    Es dauert, bis die Medizin wirkt.
    It takes time for the medicine to work.
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Etymology 2

See bedauern.

Verb

dauern (weak, third-person singular present dauert, past tense dauerte, past participle gedauert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (archaic) to grieve; to arouse pity [+accusative]
    Synonyms: leidtun, schmerzen
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Further reading

  • dauern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • dauern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • dauern” in Duden online
  • dauern” in OpenThesaurus.de
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