German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *þarbēn, from Proto-Germanic *þarbāną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdaʁbn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: dar‧ben

Verb

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darben (weak, third-person singular present darbt, past tense darbte, past participle gedarbt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, higher register) to lack, to have a need (particularly in terms of food: to starve)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • darben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • darben” in Duden online
  • darben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon