offenbaren
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɔfənˈbaːʁən/
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Verb
offenbaren (weak, third-person singular present offenbart, past tense offenbarte, past participle (prescribed, more frequent) offenbart or (less frequent but not uncommon) geoffenbart, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to reveal, to disclose
- (reflexive) to become evident
- (reflexive, religion) to reveal oneself
Usage notes
The past participle may or may not have the prefix ge-. The form without the prefix (offenbart) is expected according to the rules, and is also more frequent; but geoffenbart is not uncommonly seen.
Conjugation
Conjugation of offenbaren (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | |||||
| past participle | 1 2 | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich | wir | i | ich | wir |
| du | ihr | du | ihr | ||
| er | sie | er | sie | ||
| preterite | ich | wir | ii | ich 3 | wir 3 |
| du | ihr | du 3 | ihr 3 | ||
| er | sie | er 3 | sie 3 | ||
| imperative | (du) (du) |
(ihr) | |||
1Prescribed, more frequent.
2Less frequent but not uncommon.
3Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of offenbaren (weak, auxiliary haben)
1Prescribed, more frequent.
2Less frequent but not uncommon.
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Further reading
- “offenbaren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “offenbaren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “offenbaren” in Duden online
- “offenbaren” in OpenThesaurus.de