weigern
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German weigeren, from Old High German weigarōn, from Proto-West Germanic *waigrōn (“to be stubborn”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editweigern (weak, third-person singular present weigert, past tense weigerte, past participle geweigert, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive) to refuse [with zu (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
- Synonym: ablehnen
Conjugation
editinfinitive | weigern | ||||
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present participle | weigernd | ||||
past participle | geweigert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich weigre ich weigere ich weiger |
wir weigern | i | ich weigere ich weigre |
wir weigern |
du weigerst | ihr weigert | du weigerest du weigrest |
ihr weigeret ihr weigret | ||
er weigert | sie weigern | er weigere er weigre |
sie weigern | ||
preterite | ich weigerte | wir weigerten | ii | ich weigerte1 | wir weigerten1 |
du weigertest | ihr weigertet | du weigertest1 | ihr weigertet1 | ||
er weigerte | sie weigerten | er weigerte1 | sie weigerten1 | ||
imperative | weigre (du) weiger (du) weigere (du) |
weigert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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