verkomplizieren

German

Etymology

From ver- +‎ komplizieren (19th century or earlier).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fərˌkɔmpliˈtsiːrən/, /fɛr-/, [fɐˌkɔm.pliˈt͡siː.ʁən], [fɛɐ̯-], [-plɪ-], [-ˈt͡siː.ɐn], [-ˈt͡si(ː)ɐ̯n]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧kom‧pli‧zie‧ren

Verb

verkomplizieren (weak, third-person singular present verkompliziert, past tense verkomplizierte, past participle verkompliziert, auxiliary haben)

  1. alternative form of komplizieren (to complicate)

Usage notes

  • This form is much predominant in the vernacular. In formal contexts it used to be rare, but is now overtaking the simple form as well.

Conjugation

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