jemandem zu nahe treten

German edit

Etymology edit

Literally, "to step too close to someone".

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

jemandem zu nahe treten (class 5 strong, third-person singular present tritt jemandem zu nahe, past tense trat jemandem zu nahe, past participle jemandem zu nahe getreten, past subjunctive träte jemandem zu nahe, auxiliary sein)

  1. (idiomatic) to offend someone

Conjugation edit