mahnen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German manen, from Old High German manōn, from Proto-Germanic *manōną. Cognate with Old English manian.
Pronunciation
Verb
- to urge (someone) to do a specific, necessary task
- to beg fervidly
- to warn (someone) of (something) emphatically
- to remind pressingly, admonish
Usage notes
The preposition used with mahnen is an (this is the counterpart to e.g. of in the English equivalent to remind of). In older language instead of a prepositional phrase the genitive is common.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mahnen” in Duden online
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