küren
German
Etymology
Derived from seemingly Kür. Possibly conflated with Old High German korōn, from Proto-West Germanic *koʀōn, which does not, however, seem to have attested continuations in Middle High German. Originally a weak verb, the strong past forms kor, gekoren came from the related verb kiesen. Compare Middle Low German kören (whence German kören), Dutch keuren, and Middle English curen (“to select”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkyːʁən/, [ˈkyːʁən], [ˈkyː.ɐn]
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Verb
küren (weak or class 2 strong, third-person singular present kürt, past tense kürte or kor, past participle gekürt or gekoren, past subjunctive kürte or köre, auxiliary haben)
- (formal) to elect someone (something honourable); to present someone (with an honour) [with zu]
- Sie wurde zur Ballkönigin gekürt. ― She was elected belle of the ball.
- (higher register or poetic) to choose; to elect (in general)
Conjugation
Conjugation of küren (weak or class 2 strong, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | küren | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | kürend | ||||
| past participle | gekürt gekoren | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich küre | wir küren | i | ich küre | wir küren |
| du kürst | ihr kürt | du kürest | ihr küret | ||
| er kürt | sie küren | er küre | sie küren | ||
| preterite | ich kürte ich kor |
wir kürten wir koren |
ii | ich kürte1 ich köre1 |
wir kürten1 wir kören1 |
| du kürtest du korst |
ihr kürtet ihr kort |
du kürtest1 du körest1 du körst1 |
ihr kürtet1 ihr köret1 ihr kört1 | ||
| er kürte er kor |
sie kürten sie koren |
er kürte1 er köre1 |
sie kürten1 sie kören1 | ||
| imperative | kür (du) küre (du) |
kürt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of küren (weak or class 2 strong, auxiliary haben)
Further reading
- “küren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “küren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “küren” in Duden online
- “küren” in OpenThesaurus.de
Middle High German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈkʏrən/
Verb
küren
- first/third-person plural past subjunctive of kiesen