gähnen

German

Ein Baby gähnt.

Etymology

From Middle High German ginen, from Old High German ginēn, from Proto-West Germanic *gīnan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛːnən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡeːnən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: gäh‧nen

Verb

gähnen (weak, third-person singular present gähnt, past tense gähnte, past participle gegähnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to yawn

Conjugation

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