verklagen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German verklagen (“to accuse”), from Old High German firklagōn (“to bemoan, lament”). Equivalent to ver- + klagen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]verklagen (weak, third-person singular present verklagt, past tense verklagte, past participle verklagt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, law) to sue
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | verklagen | ||||
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present participle | verklagend | ||||
past participle | verklagt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich verklage | wir verklagen | i | ich verklage | wir verklagen |
du verklagst | ihr verklagt | du verklagest | ihr verklaget | ||
er verklagt | sie verklagen | er verklage | sie verklagen | ||
preterite | ich verklagte | wir verklagten | ii | ich verklagte1 | wir verklagten1 |
du verklagtest | ihr verklagtet | du verklagtest1 | ihr verklagtet1 | ||
er verklagte | sie verklagten | er verklagte1 | sie verklagten1 | ||
imperative | verklag (du) verklage (du) |
verklagt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “verklagen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “verklagen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “verklagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “verklagen” in Duden online
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