German edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

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 edit

Further reading edit

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