vergehen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German vergān, vergāngēn, from Old High German firgān, from Proto-West Germanic *fragān. By surface analysis, ver- + gehen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]vergehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present vergeht, past tense verging, past participle vergangen, auxiliary sein)
- (of a period of time) to pass, to elapse
- (of living things) to die off, wither, etc.
- (reflexive) to commit a (sex) crime [with an (+ dative)]
- 1902, Gustav Falke, “Die Schnitterin”, in Hohe Sommertage[1]:
- War einst ein Knecht, einer Witwe Sohn, —
Der hatte sich schwer vergangen.
Da sprach sein Herr: Du bekommst deinen Lohn,
Morgen musst du hangen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | vergehen | ||||
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present participle | vergehend | ||||
past participle | vergangen | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich vergehe | wir vergehen | i | ich vergehe | wir vergehen |
du vergehst | ihr vergeht | du vergehest | ihr vergehet | ||
er vergeht | sie vergehen | er vergehe | sie vergehen | ||
preterite | ich verging | wir vergingen | ii | ich verginge1 | wir vergingen1 |
du vergingst | ihr vergingt | du vergingest1 du vergingst1 |
ihr verginget1 ihr vergingt1 | ||
er verging | sie vergingen | er verginge1 | sie vergingen1 | ||
imperative | vergeh (du) vergehe (du) |
vergeht (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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