leugnen
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German
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German lougenen, lougen, from Old High German lougnen, louganen, from Proto-West Germanic *laugnijan, from Proto-Germanic *laugnijaną. Factitive of lügen (“to lie”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈlɔʏ̯ɡnən/ (prescriptive standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔʏ̯knən/ (overall the commonest form)
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔʏ̯çnən/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
Verb
[edit]leugnen (weak, third-person singular present leugnet, past tense leugnete, past participle geleugnet, auxiliary haben)
- to deny (assert the untruth of)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | leugnen | ||||
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present participle | leugnend | ||||
past participle | geleugnet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich leugne | wir leugnen | i | ich leugne | wir leugnen |
du leugnest | ihr leugnet | du leugnest | ihr leugnet | ||
er leugnet | sie leugnen | er leugne | sie leugnen | ||
preterite | ich leugnete | wir leugneten | ii | ich leugnete1 | wir leugneten1 |
du leugnetest | ihr leugnetet | du leugnetest1 | ihr leugnetet1 | ||
er leugnete | sie leugneten | er leugnete1 | sie leugneten1 | ||
imperative | leugne (du) | leugnet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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