German

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ɡəˈvɪsɐn]
  • Hyphenation: ver‧ge‧wis‧sern
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Verb

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vergewissern (weak, third-person singular present vergewissert, past tense vergewisserte, past participle vergewissert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, with genitive) to make sure (of); to check; to make certain (of)

Usage notes

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  • The preposition über + accusative can be used in place of the genitive, although this is uncommon.

Conjugation

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