versengen
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈzɛŋən/
- Hyphenation: ver‧sen‧gen
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛŋən
Verb
versengen (weak, third-person singular present versengt, past tense versengte, past participle versengt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to scorch, to singe
- Die Flammen versengten die Haare an seinen Beinen.
- The flames singed the hairs on his legs.
Conjugation
Conjugation of versengen (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | versengen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | versengend | ||||
| past participle | versengt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich versenge | wir versengen | i | ich versenge | wir versengen |
| du versengst | ihr versengt | du versengest | ihr versenget | ||
| er versengt | sie versengen | er versenge | sie versengen | ||
| preterite | ich versengte | wir versengten | ii | ich versengte1 | wir versengten1 |
| du versengtest | ihr versengtet | du versengtest1 | ihr versengtet1 | ||
| er versengte | sie versengten | er versengte1 | sie versengten1 | ||
| imperative | verseng (du) versenge (du) |
versengt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of versengen (weak, auxiliary haben)
Derived terms
- Versengen
- Versenger
- Versengung
- versengend
- versengt
Further reading
- “versengen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “versengen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “versengen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “versengen” in Duden online