vergiften
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German vergiften (“to give, donate, bequeath; to poison”), formally from Old High German firgiften (“to donate; to sell”). Analysable as ver- + Gift + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛʁˈɡɪftən/, /fɐ-/, [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɪftən], [fɐˈɡɪftən], [-ɡɪftn̩]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ver‧gif‧ten
Verb
vergiften (weak, third-person singular present vergiftet, past tense vergiftete, past participle vergiftet, auxiliary haben)
- to poison
Conjugation
infinitive | vergiften | ||||
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present participle | vergiftend | ||||
past participle | vergiftet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich vergifte | wir vergiften | i | ich vergifte | wir vergiften |
du vergiftest | ihr vergiftet | du vergiftest | ihr vergiftet | ||
er vergiftet | sie vergiften | er vergifte | sie vergiften | ||
preterite | ich vergiftete | wir vergifteten | ii | ich vergiftete1 | wir vergifteten1 |
du vergiftetest | ihr vergiftetet | du vergiftetest1 | ihr vergiftetet1 | ||
er vergiftete | sie vergifteten | er vergiftete1 | sie vergifteten1 | ||
imperative | vergift (du) vergifte (du) |
vergiftet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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