versengen
German
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editversengen (weak, third-person singular present versengt, past tense versengte, past participle versengt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to scorch, to singe
- Die Flammen versengten die Haare an seinen Beinen.
- The flames singed the hairs on his legs.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | versengen | ||||
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present participle | versengend | ||||
past participle | versengt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich versenge | wir versengen | i | ich versenge | wir versengen |
du versengst | ihr versengt | du versengest | ihr versenget | ||
er versengt | sie versengen | er versenge | sie versengen | ||
preterite | ich versengte | wir versengten | ii | ich versengte1 | wir versengten1 |
du versengtest | ihr versengtet | du versengtest1 | ihr versengtet1 | ||
er versengte | sie versengten | er versengte1 | sie versengten1 | ||
imperative | verseng (du) versenge (du) |
versengt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “versengen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “versengen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “versengen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “versengen” in Duden online
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