trauern
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German trūren, from Old High German trūrēn, from Western Proto-Germanic *drūrēn-.[1] See Trauer (“mourning”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]trauern (weak, third-person singular present trauert, past tense trauerte, past participle getrauert, auxiliary haben)
- to mourn
- Wer einen geliebten Menschen verloren hat, trauert um ihn.
- Anyone who has lost a loved one mourns for him.
- to be sad
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | trauern | ||||
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present participle | trauernd | ||||
past participle | getrauert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich traure ich trauere ich trauer |
wir trauern | i | ich trauere ich traure |
wir trauern |
du trauerst | ihr trauert | du trauerest du traurest |
ihr traueret ihr trauret | ||
er trauert | sie trauern | er trauere er traure |
sie trauern | ||
preterite | ich trauerte | wir trauerten | ii | ich trauerte1 | wir trauerten1 |
du trauertest | ihr trauertet | du trauertest1 | ihr trauertet1 | ||
er trauerte | sie trauerten | er trauerte1 | sie trauerten1 | ||
imperative | traure (du) trauer (du) trauere (du) |
trauert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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