würgen

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

Old High German wurgan, from Proto-Germanic *wurgjan. Cognate with Dutch wurgen, worgen, English worry.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈvʏʀgn/

[edit] Verb

würgen (third-person singular simple present würgt, past tense würgte, auxiliary haben, past participle gewürgt)

  1. to strangle
  2. to gag
  3. to retch

[edit] Conjugation

Conjugation
tense person word form
present ich würge
du würgst
er, sie, es würgt
imperfect ich würgte
participle 1   würgend
participle 2   gewürgt
conjunctive II ich würgte
imperative du würge
ihr würgt
auxiliary verb   haben

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