sorgen
See also: Sorgen
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sorgen c
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German sorgen, from Old High German sorgēn, from Proto-Germanic *surgāną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”). Cognate with English sorrow.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sorgen (weak, third-person singular present sorgt, past tense sorgte, past participle gesorgt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive, with für) to take care of, to care for, to look after
- Er sorgt für den Haushalt.
- He takes care of the household.
- Sie sorgt für meine Kinder.
- She cares for my children.
- (intransitive, with für) to bring, ensure, make for
- Die Livemusik sorgte für gute Stimmung.
- Live music made for a good atmosphere.
- (reflexive, often with um (about)) to worry, be worried
- Ich sorge mich um deine Gesundheit.
- I am worried about your health.
Conjugation edit
infinitive | sorgen | ||||
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present participle | sorgend | ||||
past participle | gesorgt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich sorge | wir sorgen | i | ich sorge | wir sorgen |
du sorgst | ihr sorgt | du sorgest | ihr sorget | ||
er sorgt | sie sorgen | er sorge | sie sorgen | ||
preterite | ich sorgte | wir sorgten | ii | ich sorgte1 | wir sorgten1 |
du sorgtest | ihr sorgtet | du sorgtest1 | ihr sorgtet1 | ||
er sorgte | sie sorgten | er sorgte1 | sie sorgten1 | ||
imperative | sorg (du) sorge (du) |
sorgt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch sorgon, from Proto-Germanic *surgāną.
Verb edit
sorgen
- to worry, to be concerned
- to fear
- to care for, to take care of (a sick person)
- to make sure, to be involved/concerned
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “sorghen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sorgen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål edit
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sorgen m or f
Swedish edit
Noun edit
sorgen