heiraten
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See also: Heiraten
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German hīrāten, which is derived from Middle High German hīrāt (“marriage”), whence German Heirat (“marriage”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯ˌraːtən/, /ˈhaɪ̯.ra.tən/, [ˈhaɪ̯ˌʁaː.tn̩], [ˈhaɪ̯.ʁa.tn̩], [-tən]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: hei‧ra‧ten
Verb
[edit]heiraten (weak, third-person singular present heiratet, past tense heiratete, past participle geheiratet, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to marry; to get married
- Synonyms: sich verheiraten, sich verehelichen, (all formal) die/eine Ehe eingehen
- (transitive) to marry someone; to take someone as one's spouse
- Synonyms: ehelichen, sich verheiraten mit, sich verehelichen mit, die Ehe eingehen mit, zum Mann nehmen, (all formal) zur Frau nehmen
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | heiraten | ||||
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present participle | heiratend | ||||
past participle | geheiratet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich heirate | wir heiraten | i | ich heirate | wir heiraten |
du heiratest | ihr heiratet | du heiratest | ihr heiratet | ||
er heiratet | sie heiraten | er heirate | sie heiraten | ||
preterite | ich heiratete | wir heirateten | ii | ich heiratete1 | wir heirateten1 |
du heiratetest | ihr heiratetet | du heiratetest1 | ihr heiratetet1 | ||
er heiratete | sie heirateten | er heiratete1 | sie heirateten1 | ||
imperative | heirat (du) heirate (du) |
heiratet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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