begehren
See also: Begehren
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German begern, prefixed form of earlier gern, from Old High German gerōn. Related to gern (“willingly, gladly”). Cognate with Luxembourgish begieren. More at English yearn.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbegehren (weak, third-person singular present begehrt, past tense begehrte, past participle begehrt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to desire
- (transitive) to ask, to demand
Conjugation
editinfinitive | begehren | ||||
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present participle | begehrend | ||||
past participle | begehrt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich begehre | wir begehren | i | ich begehre | wir begehren |
du begehrst | ihr begehrt | du begehrest | ihr begehret | ||
er begehrt | sie begehren | er begehre | sie begehren | ||
preterite | ich begehrte | wir begehrten | ii | ich begehrte1 | wir begehrten1 |
du begehrtest | ihr begehrtet | du begehrtest1 | ihr begehrtet1 | ||
er begehrte | sie begehrten | er begehrte1 | sie begehrten1 | ||
imperative | begehr (du) begehre (du) |
begehrt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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