grämen
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See also: gramen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German grem(m)en, ultimately from the root of gram (“angry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʁɛːmən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʁeːmən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: grä‧men
Verb
grämen (weak, third-person singular present grämt, past tense grämte, past participle gegrämt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, dated or literary) to trouble; to worry; to make unhappy
- (reflexive, dated or literary) to feel sorrow; to worry; to be unhappy
- Synonyms: sich Sorgen machen, betrübt sein, traurig sein, unglücklich sein
Conjugation
infinitive | grämen | ||||
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present participle | grämend | ||||
past participle | gegrämt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich gräme | wir grämen | i | ich gräme | wir grämen |
du grämst | ihr grämt | du grämest | ihr grämet | ||
er grämt | sie grämen | er gräme | sie grämen | ||
preterite | ich grämte | wir grämten | ii | ich grämte1 | wir grämten1 |
du grämtest | ihr grämtet | du grämtest1 | ihr grämtet1 | ||
er grämte | sie grämten | er grämte1 | sie grämten1 | ||
imperative | gräm (du) gräme (du) |
grämt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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