schaden
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch schaden, from Old Dutch skathon, from Proto-West Germanic *skaþōn, from Proto-Germanic *skaþōną. Cognate with English scathe.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
schaden
- (intransitive) to damage, to harm, to hurt
- Synonym: beschadigen
Inflection edit
Inflection of schaden (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | schaden | |||
past singular | schaadde | |||
past participle | geschaad | |||
infinitive | schaden | |||
gerund | schaden n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | schaad | schaadde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | schaadt | schaadde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | schaadt | schaadde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | schaadt | schaadde | ||
3rd person singular | schaadt | schaadde | ||
plural | schaden | schaadden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | schade | schaadde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | schaden | schaadden | ||
imperative sing. | schaad | |||
imperative plur.1 | schaadt | |||
participles | schadend | geschaad | ||
1) Archaic. |
Descendants edit
- Negerhollands: skaad
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German schaden, from Old High German scadōn, from the root of the noun Schaden (“damage, harm”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
schaden (weak, third-person singular present schadet, past tense schadete, past participle geschadet, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to hurt, to be harmful
- Es kann nicht schaden, es mal zu versuchen.
- It can't hurt to give it a try.
- (with dative object) to damage, to harm, to hurt
- Der Fehler hat seinem Ruf geschadet.
- The mistake harmed his reputation.
Conjugation edit
infinitive | schaden | ||||
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present participle | schadend | ||||
past participle | geschadet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schade | wir schaden | i | ich schade | wir schaden |
du schadest | ihr schadet | du schadest | ihr schadet | ||
er schadet | sie schaden | er schade | sie schaden | ||
preterite | ich schadete | wir schadeten | ii | ich schadete1 | wir schadeten1 |
du schadetest | ihr schadetet | du schadetest1 | ihr schadetet1 | ||
er schadete | sie schadeten | er schadete1 | sie schadeten1 | ||
imperative | schad (du) schade (du) |
schadet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Middle English edit
Verb edit
schaden
- Alternative form of scheden