German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kumbern, derived from the noun kumber, probably from Old French *combre (obstruction, barrier), itself probably from Gaulish. See Kummer for more.

Cognate with Hunsrik kimmre, Luxembourgish këmmeren.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkʏ.mɐn/
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Verb

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kümmern (weak, third-person singular present kümmert, past tense kümmerte, past participle gekümmert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to take care, to look after [with um ‘of’]
    Wer kümmert sich um die Ausbildung der Lehrlinge?
    Who takes care of training the interns?
  2. (transitive) to grieve, to afflict, to trouble, to concern

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • kümmern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • kümmern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • kümmern” in Duden online
  • kümmern” in OpenThesaurus.de