darben
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *þarbēn, from Proto-Germanic *þarbāną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]darben (weak, third-person singular present darbt, past tense darbte, past participle gedarbt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive, higher register) to lack, to have a need (particularly in terms of food: to starve)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | darben | ||||
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present participle | darbend | ||||
past participle | gedarbt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich darbe | wir darben | i | ich darbe | wir darben |
du darbst | ihr darbt | du darbest | ihr darbet | ||
er darbt | sie darben | er darbe | sie darben | ||
preterite | ich darbte | wir darbten | ii | ich darbte1 | wir darbten1 |
du darbtest | ihr darbtet | du darbtest1 | ihr darbtet1 | ||
er darbte | sie darbten | er darbte1 | sie darbten1 | ||
imperative | darb (du) darbe (du) |
darbt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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