sparen
Danish
editNoun
editsparen c
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch sparen, from Old Dutch *sparon, from Proto-Germanic *sparōną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsparen
- (transitive) to spare, leave untouched
- Synonym: ontzien
- (transitive) to save up
Inflection
editConjugation of sparen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | sparen | |||
past singular | spaarde | |||
past participle | gespaard | |||
infinitive | sparen | |||
gerund | sparen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | spaar | spaarde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | spaart, spaar2 | spaarde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | spaart | spaarde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | spaart | spaarde | ||
3rd person singular | spaart | spaarde | ||
plural | sparen | spaarden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | spare | spaarde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | sparen | spaarden | ||
imperative sing. | spaar | |||
imperative plur.1 | spaart | |||
participles | sparend | gespaard | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editAnagrams
editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German sparn, from Old High German sparēn, sparōn, from Proto-West Germanic *sparēn. Compare English spare.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈʃpaːrən/, [ˈʃpaː.ʁən], [ʃpaː(ɐ̯)n]
Audio: (file) - Homophone: Spahn (some speakers, chiefly in casual speech)
Verb
editsparen (weak, third-person singular present spart, past tense sparte, past participle gespart, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to save up; to accumulate, to put aside (for a specific purpose)
- Ich spare mein Geld für ein neues Auto.
- I'm saving my money for a new car.
- (transitive) to save, to conserve (for example energy)
- Die Heizung herunterdrehen, um Energie zu sparen.
- Turn the heat down to save energy.
- (transitive, figuratively with dative reflexive, often with können) to save, be able to save (as unnecessary or useless), keep something to oneself
- Du kannst dir den Atem sparen, er hört nicht auf dich.
- You can save your breath, he's not listening to you.
- Spar dir dein Gesülze! ― Keep your smooth-talk to yourself!
- (ditransitive) to save, to spare (from effort, an unpleasant or unnecessary task)
- Synonym: ersparen (much more common)
- Danke für den Zucker, du sparst mir einen Besuch im Laden.
- Thanks for the sugar, you're sparing me a visit to the store.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | sparen | ||||
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present participle | sparend | ||||
past participle | gespart | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich spare | wir sparen | i | ich spare | wir sparen |
du sparst | ihr spart | du sparest | ihr sparet | ||
er spart | sie sparen | er spare | sie sparen | ||
preterite | ich sparte | wir sparten | ii | ich sparte1 | wir sparten1 |
du spartest | ihr spartet | du spartest1 | ihr spartet1 | ||
er sparte | sie sparten | er sparte1 | sie sparten1 | ||
imperative | spar (du) spare (du) |
spart (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editDerived terms
Further reading
edit- “sparen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “sparen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “sparen” in Duden online
- “sparen” in OpenThesaurus.de
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “sparen”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
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