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säubern

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German siubern, sūbern, from Old High German sūbaren, sūbiren, sūbarōn. By surface analysis, sauber +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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säubern (weak, third-person singular present säubert, past tense säuberte, past participle gesäubert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to clean, to cleanse
    Synonyms: saubermachen; reinigen

Usage notes

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Säubern also is used in political context: eine Organisation säubern "to remove politically unwanted persons from an organisation". One cannot use saubermachen and reinigen in this context.

Conjugation

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