vergattern
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle High German vergatern (“to assemble”), a chiefly Central German word alongside Middle Low German gāderen. Cognate to Dutch vergaderen, English forgather. In a military context the word originally meant “to line up troops and issue the orders”. It may later have been associated with Gatter (“grating, fence”), thus “to give someone a boundary that must not be transgressed”. Compare etymology 2 below.
Verb
[edit]vergattern (weak, third-person singular present vergattert, past tense vergatterte, past participle vergattert, auxiliary haben)
- (military, transitive) to officially commit a soldier to sentry duty and to the respective regulations
- Nachdem der Soldat vergattert worden ist, muss er sich unter allen Umständen an die Wachbefehle halten.
- When a soldier has been officially committed to sentry duty, he must observe the orders to sentry under any circumstances.
- (colloquial, transitive) to impose a duty or punishment on someone [with zu]
- Meine Mutter vergattert mich immer zum Rasenmähen.
- My mother always makes me mow the lawn.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | vergattern | ||||
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present participle | vergatternd | ||||
past participle | vergattert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich vergattre ich vergattere ich vergatter |
wir vergattern | i | ich vergattere ich vergattre |
wir vergattern |
du vergatterst | ihr vergattert | du vergatterest du vergattrest |
ihr vergatteret ihr vergattret | ||
er vergattert | sie vergattern | er vergattere er vergattre |
sie vergattern | ||
preterite | ich vergatterte | wir vergatterten | ii | ich vergatterte1 | wir vergatterten1 |
du vergattertest | ihr vergattertet | du vergattertest1 | ihr vergattertet1 | ||
er vergatterte | sie vergatterten | er vergatterte1 | sie vergatterten1 | ||
imperative | vergattre (du) vergatter (du) vergattere (du) |
vergattert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle High German vergetern, derived from gater (“grating, fence”), whence modern Gatter (“idem”). The modern verb form without umlaut was derived through adaptation to the noun.
Verb
[edit]vergattern (weak, third-person singular present vergattert, past tense vergatterte, past participle vergattert, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to barricade; to separate with a grating or fence
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | vergattern | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | vergatternd | ||||
past participle | vergattert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich vergattre ich vergattere ich vergatter |
wir vergattern | i | ich vergattere ich vergattre |
wir vergattern |
du vergatterst | ihr vergattert | du vergatterest du vergattrest |
ihr vergatteret ihr vergattret | ||
er vergattert | sie vergattern | er vergattere er vergattre |
sie vergattern | ||
preterite | ich vergatterte | wir vergatterten | ii | ich vergatterte1 | wir vergatterten1 |
du vergattertest | ihr vergattertet | du vergattertest1 | ihr vergattertet1 | ||
er vergatterte | sie vergatterten | er vergatterte1 | sie vergatterten1 | ||
imperative | vergattre (du) vergatter (du) vergattere (du) |
vergattert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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