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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German grūwen, from Old High German (in)grūēn, probably from or related to Proto-West Germanic *grīsan (“to be frightened”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]grauen (weak, third-person singular present graut, past tense graute, past participle gegraut, auxiliary haben)
- (impersonal, + dative) to cause terror
- Mir graut es schon vor der Prüfung.
- I am already terrified of the exam.
- 1995, May Ayim, “deutschland im herbst”, in blues in schwarz weiss, →ISBN:
- so ist es: / deutschland im herbst / mir graut vor dem winter
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (reflexive) to be terrified
- Ich graue mich vor der morgigen Prüfung.
- I am already terrified of tomorrow's exam.
- (intransitive, of the morning) to break
- to become grey
- Sein Fell graut. ― His fur is turning grey.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | grauen | ||||
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present participle | grauend | ||||
past participle | gegraut | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich graue | wir grauen | i | ich graue | wir grauen |
du graust | ihr graut | du grauest | ihr grauet | ||
er graut | sie grauen | er graue | sie grauen | ||
preterite | ich graute | wir grauten | ii | ich graute1 | wir grauten1 |
du grautest | ihr grautet | du grautest1 | ihr grautet1 | ||
er graute | sie grauten | er graute1 | sie grauten1 | ||
imperative | grau (du) graue (du) |
graut (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]grauen
- inflection of grau:
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