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scharren

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch scharren, from Old Dutch *skerran, from Proto-Germanic *skerraną, *skersaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɑrə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑrən

Verb

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scharren

  1. to scrape

Conjugation

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Conjugation of scharren (weak)
infinitive scharren
past singular scharde
past participle geschard
infinitive scharren
gerund scharren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular schar scharde
2nd person sing. (jij) schart, schar2 scharde
2nd person sing. (u) schart scharde
2nd person sing. (gij) schart scharde
3rd person singular schart scharde
plural scharren scharden
subjunctive sing.1 scharre scharde
subjunctive plur.1 scharren scharden
imperative sing. schar
imperative plur.1 schart
participles scharrend geschard
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German scharren, intensive of scherren, from Old High German scerran (to scrape off), from or related to Proto-West Germanic *skeran (to cut).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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scharren (weak, third-person singular present scharrt, past tense scharrte, past participle gescharrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to scrape at, to scratch at, to paw at
    Der Hund scharrt an dem Baum, in dem das Eichhörnchen verschwunden ist.
    The dog is scratching at the tree where the squirrel disappeared.

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Further reading

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  • scharren” in Duden online
  • scharren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache