vergattern
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle High German vergatern (“to assemble”), a chiefly Central German word alongside Middle Low German gāderen. Cognate to Dutch vergaderen, English forgather. In a military context the word originally meant “to line up troops and issue the orders”. It may later have been associated with Gatter (“grating, fence”), thus “to give someone a boundary that must not be transgressed”. Compare etymology 2 below.
Verb
editvergattern (weak, third-person singular present vergattert, past tense vergatterte, past participle vergattert, auxiliary haben)
- (military, transitive) to officially commit a soldier to sentry duty and to the respective regulations
- Nachdem der Soldat vergattert worden ist, muss er sich unter allen Umständen an die Wachbefehle halten.
- When a soldier has been officially committed to sentry duty, he must observe the orders to sentry under any circumstances.
- (colloquial, transitive) to impose a duty or punishment on someone [with zu]
- Meine Mutter vergattert mich immer zum Rasenmähen.
- My mother always makes me mow the lawn.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | vergattern | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | vergatternd | ||||
past participle | vergattert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich vergattre ich vergattere ich vergatter |
wir vergattern | i | ich vergattere ich vergattre |
wir vergattern |
du vergatterst | ihr vergattert | du vergatterest du vergattrest |
ihr vergatteret ihr vergattret | ||
er vergattert | sie vergattern | er vergattere er vergattre |
sie vergattern | ||
preterite | ich vergatterte | wir vergatterten | ii | ich vergatterte1 | wir vergatterten1 |
du vergattertest | ihr vergattertet | du vergattertest1 | ihr vergattertet1 | ||
er vergatterte | sie vergatterten | er vergatterte1 | sie vergatterten1 | ||
imperative | vergattre (du) vergatter (du) vergattere (du) |
vergattert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Middle High German vergetern, derived from gater (“grating, fence”), whence modern Gatter (“idem”). The modern verb form without umlaut was derived through adaptation to the noun.
Verb
editvergattern (weak, third-person singular present vergattert, past tense vergatterte, past participle vergattert, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to barricade; to separate with a grating or fence
Conjugation
editinfinitive | vergattern | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | vergatternd | ||||
past participle | vergattert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich vergattre ich vergattere ich vergatter |
wir vergattern | i | ich vergattere ich vergattre |
wir vergattern |
du vergatterst | ihr vergattert | du vergatterest du vergattrest |
ihr vergatteret ihr vergattret | ||
er vergattert | sie vergattern | er vergattere er vergattre |
sie vergattern | ||
preterite | ich vergatterte | wir vergatterten | ii | ich vergatterte1 | wir vergatterten1 |
du vergattertest | ihr vergattertet | du vergattertest1 | ihr vergattertet1 | ||
er vergatterte | sie vergatterten | er vergatterte1 | sie vergatterten1 | ||
imperative | vergattre (du) vergatter (du) vergattere (du) |
vergattert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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