versaufen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German versūfen, from Old High German firsūfan. Equivalent to ver- + saufen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]versaufen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present versäuft, past tense versoff, past participle versoffen, past subjunctive versöffe, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (colloquial) to spend on drinking [auxiliary haben]
- Coordinate term: verhuren
- (colloquial) to drown [auxiliary sein]
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | versaufen | ||||
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present participle | versaufend | ||||
past participle | versoffen | ||||
auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich versaufe | wir versaufen | i | ich versaufe | wir versaufen |
du versäufst | ihr versauft | du versaufest | ihr versaufet | ||
er versäuft | sie versaufen | er versaufe | sie versaufen | ||
preterite | ich versoff | wir versoffen | ii | ich versöffe1 | wir versöffen1 |
du versoffst | ihr versofft | du versöffest1 du versöffst1 |
ihr versöffet1 ihr versöfft1 | ||
er versoff | sie versoffen | er versöffe1 | sie versöffen1 | ||
imperative | versauf (du) versaufe (du) |
versauft (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “versaufen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “versaufen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “versaufen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “versaufen” in Duden online
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