vermeiden
German edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯dən/
- Hyphenation: ver‧mei‧den
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Verb edit
vermeiden (class 1 strong, third-person singular present vermeidet, past tense vermied, past participle vermieden, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to avoid (something happening, doing something)
- Ich möchte vermeiden, denselben Fehler noch einmal zu machen.
- I want to avoid making the same mistake again.
Conjugation edit
| infinitive | vermeiden | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | vermeidend | ||||
| past participle | vermieden | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich vermeide | wir vermeiden | i | ich vermeide | wir vermeiden |
| du vermeidest | ihr vermeidet | du vermeidest | ihr vermeidet | ||
| er vermeidet | sie vermeiden | er vermeide | sie vermeiden | ||
| preterite | ich vermied | wir vermieden | ii | ich vermiede1 | wir vermieden1 |
| du vermiedest du vermiedst |
ihr vermiedet | du vermiedest1 | ihr vermiedet1 | ||
| er vermied | sie vermieden | er vermiede1 | sie vermieden1 | ||
| imperative | vermeid (du) vermeide (du) |
vermeidet (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.