sparen

See also: spären and spåren

Danish

Noun

sparen c

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of spar
2. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of spare

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sparen, from Old Dutch *sparon, from Proto-Germanic *sparōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspaːrə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: spa‧ren
• Rhymes: -aːrən

Verb

sparen

1. (transitive) to spare
2. (transitive) to save up

Inflection

Conjugation of sparen (weak)
infinitive	sparen
past singular	spaarde
past participle	gespaard
infinitive	sparen
gerund	sparen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	spaar	spaarde
2nd person sing. (jij)	spaart, spaar2	spaarde
2nd person sing. (u)	spaart	spaarde
2nd person sing. (gij)	spaart	spaarde
3rd person singular	spaart	spaarde
plural	sparen	spaarden
subjunctive sing.1	spare	spaarde
subjunctive plur.1	sparen	spaarden
imperative sing.	spaar
imperative plur.1	spaart
participles	sparend	gespaard
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• besparen
• de kool en de geit sparen
• uitsparen

Anagrams

• raspen

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpaːɐ̯n/, /ˈʃpaːʀən/

• Audio:

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Verb

1. to save up
2. to put aside
3. to conserve (for example energy)

Derived terms

• aussparen
• einsparen
• ersparen
• Sparbuch
• Sparbüchse
• Spareinlage
• Sparer
• spärlich
• sparsam
• Sparschwein

Further reading

• “sparen” in Duden online