offenbaren

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German

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Etymology

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From offenbar +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɔfənˈbaːʁən/
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Verb

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offenbaren (weak, third-person singular present offenbart, past tense offenbarte, past participle (prescribed, more frequent) offenbart or (less frequent but not uncommon) geoffenbart, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to reveal, to disclose
  2. (reflexive) to become evident
  3. (reflexive, religion) to reveal oneself

Usage notes

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The past participle may or may not have the prefix ge-. The form without the prefix (offenbart) is expected according to the rules, and is also more frequent; but geoffenbart is not uncommonly seen.

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