vertragen

See also: Verträgen

Dutch

Etymology

From ver- + traag + -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vərˈtraːɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧tra‧gen

Verb

vertragen

  1. (transitive) to slow down, to delay

Inflection

Inflection of vertragen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive vertragen
past singular vertraagde
past participle vertraagd
infinitive vertragen
gerund vertragen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular vertraagvertraagde
2nd person sing. (jij) vertraagtvertraagde
2nd person sing. (u) vertraagtvertraagde
2nd person sing. (gij) vertraagtvertraagde
3rd person singular vertraagtvertraagde
plural vertragenvertraagden
subjunctive sing.1 vertragevertraagde
subjunctive plur.1 vertragenvertraagden
imperative sing. vertraag
imperative plur.1 vertraagt
participles vertragendvertraagd
1) Archaic.

Synonyms


German

Etymology

From Middle High German vertragen, from Old High German firtragan, fartragan, from Proto-Germanic *fradraganą, equal to ver- + tragen. Cognate with Middle Low German verdragen, Dutch verdragen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡən/, /fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡŋ̩/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːɡn̩
  • Hyphenation: ver‧tra‧gen

Verb

vertragen (class 6 strong, third-person singular simple present verträgt, past tense vertrug, past participle vertragen, past subjunctive vertrüge, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to tolerate, bear
  2. (transitive, colloquial) could do with (need something that would be beneficial)
    Ich könnte jetzt ein kühles Bier vertragen.
    I could do with a cold beer.
  3. (reflexive) to get along with (to be together or coexist well)

Conjugation

Further reading

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