begehren
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German begern, prefixed form of earlier gern, from Old High German gerōn. Related to gern (“willingly, gladly”). Cognate with Luxembourgish begieren. More at English yearn.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]begehren (weak, third-person singular present begehrt, past tense begehrte, past participle begehrt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to desire
- (transitive) to ask, to demand
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | begehren | ||||
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present participle | begehrend | ||||
past participle | begehrt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich begehre | wir begehren | i | ich begehre | wir begehren |
du begehrst | ihr begehrt | du begehrest | ihr begehret | ||
er begehrt | sie begehren | er begehre | sie begehren | ||
preterite | ich begehrte | wir begehrten | ii | ich begehrte1 | wir begehrten1 |
du begehrtest | ihr begehrtet | du begehrtest1 | ihr begehrtet1 | ||
er begehrte | sie begehrten | er begehrte1 | sie begehrten1 | ||
imperative | begehr (du) begehre (du) |
begehrt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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- Rhymes:German/eːʀən
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