vollbringen
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See also: Vollbringen
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German volbringen, from Old High German folbringan, follabringan. Equivalent to voll- + bringen. Cognate with Dutch volbrengen, English fullbring.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]vollbringen (irregular weak, third-person singular present vollbringt, past tense vollbrachte, past participle vollbracht, past subjunctive vollbrächte, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to accomplish, to perform
- Er kann Wunder vollbringen.
- He can perform miracles.
- (transitive) to finish, to bring to completion
- Die Tat ist vollbracht.
- The deed is done.
Conjugation
[edit]| infinitive | vollbringen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | vollbringend | ||||
| past participle | vollbracht | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich vollbringe | wir vollbringen | i | ich vollbringe | wir vollbringen |
| du vollbringst | ihr vollbringt | du vollbringest | ihr vollbringet | ||
| er vollbringt | sie vollbringen | er vollbringe | sie vollbringen | ||
| preterite | ich vollbrachte | wir vollbrachten | ii | ich vollbrächte1 | wir vollbrächten1 |
| du vollbrachtest | ihr vollbrachtet | du vollbrächtest1 | ihr vollbrächtet1 | ||
| er vollbrachte | sie vollbrachten | er vollbrächte1 | sie vollbrächten1 | ||
| imperative | vollbring (du) vollbringe (du) |
vollbringt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “vollbringen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
- “vollbringen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “vollbringen” in Duden online
- “vollbringen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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