vertragen

See also: Verträgen

Dutch

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) ver- +‎ traag +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vərˈtraːɣə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ver‧tra‧gen

Verb

vertragen

1. (transitive) to slow down, to delay

Inflection

Conjugation of vertragen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive	vertragen
past singular	vertraagde
past participle	vertraagd
infinitive	vertragen
gerund	vertragen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	vertraag	vertraagde
2nd person sing. (jij)	vertraagt, vertraag2	vertraagde
2nd person sing. (u)	vertraagt	vertraagde
2nd person sing. (gij)	vertraagt	vertraagde
3rd person singular	vertraagt	vertraagde
plural	vertragen	vertraagden
subjunctive sing.1	vertrage	vertraagde
subjunctive plur.1	vertragen	vertraagden
imperative sing.	vertraag
imperative plur.1	vertraagt
participles	vertragend	vertraagd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

• verlangzamen

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German vertragen, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German firtragan, fartragan, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *fradraganą, equal to ver- +‎ tragen. Cognate with Middle Low German verdragen, Dutch verdragen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡən/, /fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡŋ̩/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aːɡn̩
• Hyphenation: ver‧tra‧gen

Verb

1. (transitive) to tolerate, bear
2. (transitive, colloquial) could do with (need something that would be beneficial)

   Ich könnte jetzt ein kühles Bier vertragen.

   I could do with a cold beer.

3. (reflexive) to get along with (to be together or coexist well)

Related terms

• verträglich
• Vertrag

Further reading

• “vertragen” in Duden online