schänden
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German schenden, from Old High German skenten, from Proto-West Germanic *skandijan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]schänden (weak, third-person singular present schändet, past tense schändete, past participle geschändet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, with non-personal objects) to desecrate; to dishonour
- (transitive, with personal objects, chiefly dated, literary) to violate; to rape; to ravish
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | schänden | ||||
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present participle | schändend | ||||
past participle | geschändet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schände | wir schänden | i | ich schände | wir schänden |
du schändest | ihr schändet | du schändest | ihr schändet | ||
er schändet | sie schänden | er schände | sie schänden | ||
preterite | ich schändete | wir schändeten | ii | ich schändete1 | wir schändeten1 |
du schändetest | ihr schändetet | du schändetest1 | ihr schändetet1 | ||
er schändete | sie schändeten | er schändete1 | sie schändeten1 | ||
imperative | schänd (du) schände (du) |
schändet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Synonyms
[edit]- (violate): missbrauchen; misshandeln (somewhat euphemistic); vergewaltigen
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