widmen
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German widemen, from Old High German widimen (“gift, give as a gift”), from widimo (“gift”), from Proto-West Germanic *weþmō (“dowry”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]widmen (weak, third-person singular present widmet, past tense widmete, past participle gewidmet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to dedicate, to devote [with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘to someone’]
- (reflexive) to attend [with dative ‘to a task, a guest, etc.’]
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | widmen | ||||
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present participle | widmend | ||||
past participle | gewidmet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich widme | wir widmen | i | ich widme | wir widmen |
du widmest | ihr widmet | du widmest | ihr widmet | ||
er widmet | sie widmen | er widme | sie widmen | ||
preterite | ich widmete | wir widmeten | ii | ich widmete1 | wir widmeten1 |
du widmetest | ihr widmetet | du widmetest1 | ihr widmetet1 | ||
er widmete | sie widmeten | er widmete1 | sie widmeten1 | ||
imperative | widme (du) | widmet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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