verarmen
See also: Verarmen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German verarmen, from Old High German firarmen, firermen. Equivalent to ver- + arm (“poor”) + -en.
Pronunciation
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Verb
verarmen (weak, third-person singular present verarmt, past tense verarmte, past participle verarmt, auxiliary sein)
- (intransitive) to impoverish, to pauperize (to become poor)
Conjugation
Conjugation of verarmen (weak, auxiliary sein)
| infinitive | verarmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | verarmend | ||||
| past participle | verarmt | ||||
| auxiliary | sein | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich verarme | wir verarmen | i | ich verarme | wir verarmen |
| du verarmst | ihr verarmt | du verarmest | ihr verarmet | ||
| er verarmt | sie verarmen | er verarme | sie verarmen | ||
| preterite | ich verarmte | wir verarmten | ii | ich verarmte1 | wir verarmten1 |
| du verarmtest | ihr verarmtet | du verarmtest1 | ihr verarmtet1 | ||
| er verarmte | sie verarmten | er verarmte1 | sie verarmten1 | ||
| imperative | verarm (du) verarme (du) |
verarmt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of verarmen (weak, auxiliary sein)