kümmern
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German kumbern, derived from the noun kumber, probably from Old French *combre (“obstruction, barrier”), itself probably from Gaulish. See Kummer for more.
Cognate with Hunsrik kimmre, Luxembourgish këmmeren.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]kümmern (weak, third-person singular present kümmert, past tense kümmerte, past participle gekümmert, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive) to take care, to look after [with um ‘of’]
- Wer kümmert sich um die Ausbildung der Lehrlinge?
- Who takes care of training the interns?
- (transitive) to grieve, to afflict, to trouble, to concern
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | kümmern | ||||
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present participle | kümmernd | ||||
past participle | gekümmert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich kümmre ich kümmere ich kümmer |
wir kümmern | i | ich kümmere ich kümmre |
wir kümmern |
du kümmerst | ihr kümmert | du kümmerest du kümmrest |
ihr kümmeret ihr kümmret | ||
er kümmert | sie kümmern | er kümmere er kümmre |
sie kümmern | ||
preterite | ich kümmerte | wir kümmerten | ii | ich kümmerte1 | wir kümmerten1 |
du kümmertest | ihr kümmertet | du kümmertest1 | ihr kümmertet1 | ||
er kümmerte | sie kümmerten | er kümmerte1 | sie kümmerten1 | ||
imperative | kümmre (du) kümmer (du) kümmere (du) |
kümmert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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