zehren
German
Etymology
From Middle High German zern, zeren, from Old High German zeren, from Proto-Germanic *tarjaną, partly merged in Middle High German with related Old High German zeran, from Proto-Germanic *teraną. Cognate with Dutch teren and, through *teraną, with English tear (“rip, rend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtseːrən/, [ˈt͡seːʁən], [ˈt͡seː.ɐn], [t͡seːɐ̯n], [t͡sɛɐ̯n]
Audio (file) Audio (Austria) (file) - Hyphenation: zeh‧ren
- Homophone: zerren (some speakers)
Verb
zehren (weak, third-person singular present zehrt, past tense zehrte, past participle gezehrt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
infinitive | zehren | ||||
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present participle | zehrend | ||||
past participle | gezehrt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich zehre | wir zehren | i | ich zehre | wir zehren |
du zehrst | ihr zehrt | du zehrest | ihr zehret | ||
er zehrt | sie zehren | er zehre | sie zehren | ||
preterite | ich zehrte | wir zehrten | ii | ich zehrte1 | wir zehrten1 |
du zehrtest | ihr zehrtet | du zehrtest1 | ihr zehrtet1 | ||
er zehrte | sie zehrten | er zehrte1 | sie zehrten1 | ||
imperative | zehr (du) zehre (du) |
zehrt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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