denunzieren
German
Etymology
From Latin denuntiare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /denʊnˈtsiːʁən/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: de‧nun‧zie‧ren
- Rhymes: -iːʁən
Verb
denunzieren (weak, third-person singular present denunziert, past tense denunzierte, past participle denunziert, auxiliary haben)
- to denounce, to inform against
- Sie denunzierte ihren Ex-Mann wegen Drogenbesitzes.
- She denounced her ex-husband for drug possession.
- to denounce, to stigmatise
- Sie denunzierte ihren Ex-Mann öffentlich als „Schlappschwanz“.
- She publicly denounced her ex-husband as a “limpdick”.
Usage notes
- In both senses, the German verb implies that the denouncing is done for base motives and not for the sake of justice. Therefore, while German denunzieren can usually be translated with “to denounce”, the reverse is often not the case.
Conjugation
Conjugation of denunzieren (weak, auxiliary haben)
infinitive | denunzieren | ||||
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present participle | denunzierend | ||||
past participle | denunziert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich denunziere | wir denunzieren | i | ich denunziere | wir denunzieren |
du denunzierst | ihr denunziert | du denunzierest | ihr denunzieret | ||
er denunziert | sie denunzieren | er denunziere | sie denunzieren | ||
preterite | ich denunzierte | wir denunzierten | ii | ich denunzierte1 | wir denunzierten1 |
du denunziertest | ihr denunziertet | du denunziertest1 | ihr denunziertet1 | ||
er denunzierte | sie denunzierten | er denunzierte1 | sie denunzierten1 | ||
imperative | denunzier (du) denunziere (du) |
denunziert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of denunzieren (weak, auxiliary haben)
Derived terms
- Denunzieren, Denunzierer, Denunzierung, Denunziererei
- denunzierend, denunziert
Related terms
Further reading
- “denunzieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “denunzieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “denunzieren” in Duden online
- “denunzieren” in OpenThesaurus.de
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