berauben
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German berouben, from Old High German biroubon, from Proto-Germanic *biraubōną; equivalent to be- + rauben. Cognate with Dutch beroven, English bereave, Danish berøve, Norwegian berøve, Swedish beröva.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
berauben (weak, third-person singular present beraubt, past tense beraubte, past participle beraubt, auxiliary haben)
- (ditransitive, accusative + genitive) to rob; to steal from
- Synonyms: ausrauben, bestehlen
- Antonym: beschenken
- Als sie am Bahnhof wartete, wurde sie ihres Schmucks beraubt.
- As she waited at the train station, she was robbed of her jewelry.
- (ditransitive, accusative + genitive, also figuratively) to deprive
Usage notes[edit]
- The person/entity robbed is in the accusative case; the thing stolen is in the genitive case.
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | berauben | ||||
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present participle | beraubend | ||||
past participle | beraubt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich beraube | wir berauben | i | ich beraube | wir berauben |
du beraubst | ihr beraubt | du beraubest | ihr beraubet | ||
er beraubt | sie berauben | er beraube | sie berauben | ||
preterite | ich beraubte | wir beraubten | ii | ich beraubte1 | wir beraubten1 |
du beraubtest | ihr beraubtet | du beraubtest1 | ihr beraubtet1 | ||
er beraubte | sie beraubten | er beraubte1 | sie beraubten1 | ||
imperative | beraub (du) beraube (du) |
beraubt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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