sperren
See also: Sperren
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch sperren.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sperren
Inflection edit
Inflection of sperren (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | sperren | |||
past singular | sperde | |||
past participle | gesperd | |||
infinitive | sperren | |||
gerund | sperren n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | sper | sperde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | spert | sperde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | spert | sperde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | spert | sperde | ||
3rd person singular | spert | sperde | ||
plural | sperren | sperden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | sperre | sperde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | sperren | sperden | ||
imperative sing. | sper | |||
imperative plur.1 | spert | |||
participles | sperrend | gesperd | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German sperran. Cognate with English spar (“to bolt, bar”), from Proto-West Germanic *sparrijan, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną (“to block, bar”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sperren (weak, third-person singular present sperrt, past tense sperrte, past participle gesperrt, auxiliary haben)
- to bar (entry to a place or system)
- to space out the letters of a word or text, for emphasis
- Dieser Satz ist nicht gesperrt gedruckt. Dieser Satz ist gesperrt gedruckt.
- This sentence is not printed spaced out. This sentence is printed spaced out.
- (computing) to block, lock (to set measures in order to prevent access to a resource)
- (computing) to deactivate, to disable (to put a software functionality out of operation)
- Synonyms: deaktivieren, ausschalten
- Antonym: freigeben
Conjugation edit
infinitive | sperren | ||||
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present participle | sperrend | ||||
past participle | gesperrt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich sperre | wir sperren | i | ich sperre | wir sperren |
du sperrst | ihr sperrt | du sperrest | ihr sperret | ||
er sperrt | sie sperren | er sperre | sie sperren | ||
preterite | ich sperrte | wir sperrten | ii | ich sperrte1 | wir sperrten1 |
du sperrtest | ihr sperrtet | du sperrtest1 | ihr sperrtet1 | ||
er sperrte | sie sperrten | er sperrte1 | sie sperrten1 | ||
imperative | sperr (du) sperre (du) |
sperrt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch *sperren, from Frankish *sparrijan, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną (“to block, bar”).
Verb edit
sperren
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “sperren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sperren”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English edit
Verb edit
sperren
- Alternative form of sparren (“to dart out”)