degradieren
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin dēgradāre, influenced by French dégrader, de- + gradieren.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]degradieren (weak, third-person singular present degradiert, past tense degradierte, past participle degradiert, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to demote (lower someone's position or rank)
- (transitive) to degrade
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | degradieren | ||||
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present participle | degradierend | ||||
past participle | degradiert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich degradiere | wir degradieren | i | ich degradiere | wir degradieren |
du degradierst | ihr degradiert | du degradierest | ihr degradieret | ||
er degradiert | sie degradieren | er degradiere | sie degradieren | ||
preterite | ich degradierte | wir degradierten | ii | ich degradierte1 | wir degradierten1 |
du degradiertest | ihr degradiertet | du degradiertest1 | ihr degradiertet1 | ||
er degradierte | sie degradierten | er degradierte1 | sie degradierten1 | ||
imperative | degradier (du) degradiere (du) |
degradiert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
[edit]- “degradieren” in Duden online
- “degradieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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