German

edit

Etymology

edit

nach- +‎ hängen

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): [ˈnaːxˌhɛŋən]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: nach‧hän‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋən

Verb

edit

nachhängen (weak, third-person singular present hängt nach, past tense hängte nach, past participle nachgehängt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to dwell on
  2. to yearn for (something in one's past)
    Es hat keinen Sinn, den alten Zeiten nachzuhängen.
    There's no point yearning for the past.
  3. (an experience, reputation) to stay with (somebody)
  4. (colloquial) to fall behind (in school)

Conjugation

edit

Further reading

edit