verlernen
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See also: Verlernen
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German verlernen. Equivalent to ver- (indicating a faulty action) + lernen (“to learn”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]verlernen (weak, third-person singular present verlernt, past tense verlernte, past participle verlernt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to lose the ability to do a task due to rarely doing it; to unlearn, forget
- Ich hab gute drei Jahre kein Fahrrad mehr gefahren. Ich hab das komplett verlernt.
- I haven't ridden a bike in a good three years. I completely forgot how to do it.
- (transitive, figuratively) to cease doing, to forget
- Sie hat das Lachen verlernt.
- She doesn't laugh anymore.
- (literally, “She forgot how to laugh.”)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | verlernen | ||||
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present participle | verlernend | ||||
past participle | verlernt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich verlerne | wir verlernen | i | ich verlerne | wir verlernen |
du verlernst | ihr verlernt | du verlernest | ihr verlernet | ||
er verlernt | sie verlernen | er verlerne | sie verlernen | ||
preterite | ich verlernte | wir verlernten | ii | ich verlernte1 | wir verlernten1 |
du verlerntest | ihr verlerntet | du verlerntest1 | ihr verlerntet1 | ||
er verlernte | sie verlernten | er verlernte1 | sie verlernten1 | ||
imperative | verlern (du) verlerne (du) |
verlernt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “verlernen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “verlernen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “verlernen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “verlernen” in Duden online
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