bahnen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German banen. Equivalent to Bahn (trail, route) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbaːnən]
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Verb

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bahnen (weak, third-person singular present bahnt, past tense bahnte, past participle gebahnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to channel
    Sie bahnte sich ihren Weg durch die Menge.
    She paved her way through the crowd.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • bahnen” in Duden online
  • bahnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache