untergehen

See also: Untergehen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German undergēn, undergān, from Old High German untargēn, untargān, from Proto-West Germanic *undergān. Equivalent to unter- +‎ gehen; cognate with Hunsrik unnergehn, and literally with English undergo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔʊntɐˌɡeːən/
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  • Hyphenation: un‧ter‧ge‧hen

Verb

untergehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present geht unter, past tense ging unter, past participle untergegangen, auxiliary sein)

  1. to set (of a heavenly body: to disappear below the horizon)
    Die Sonne ist untergegangen.The sun has set.
  2. to fall, to go down (to be defeated)
    Das Römische Imperium ist untergegangen.The Roman Empire has fallen.
  3. to perish, to vanish [(often) with in (+ dative)]
    Er ist in der Menge untergegangen.He disappeared in the crowd.
  4. to be drowned out [(often) with in (+ dative)]
    Seine Stimme ging im Lärm unter.His voice was drowned out by the noise.
  5. to go under (water), to sink
    Das Schiff geht unter.The ship is sinking.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • (Untergang)
  • (Untergehen)

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