bewundern
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈvʊndɐn/
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Verb
bewundern (weak, third-person singular present bewundert, past tense bewunderte, past participle bewundert, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to admire, to respect (something of high quality)
- Ich bewundere Ihre Arbeit.
- I admire your work.
- (reflexive, informal) to admire oneself (e.g. in a mirror); to preen oneself (look at oneself lengthily, perhaps making minor adaptations)
- Hör auf, dich zu bewundern, und komm!
- Stop preening yourself and come on!
Conjugation
infinitive | bewundern | ||||
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present participle | bewundernd | ||||
past participle | bewundert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich bewundre ich bewundere ich bewunder |
wir bewundern | i | ich bewundere ich bewundre |
wir bewundern |
du bewunderst | ihr bewundert | du bewunderest du bewundrest |
ihr bewunderet ihr bewundret | ||
er bewundert | sie bewundern | er bewundere er bewundre |
sie bewundern | ||
preterite | ich bewunderte | wir bewunderten | ii | ich bewunderte1 | wir bewunderten1 |
du bewundertest | ihr bewundertet | du bewundertest1 | ihr bewundertet1 | ||
er bewunderte | sie bewunderten | er bewunderte1 | sie bewunderten1 | ||
imperative | bewundre (du) bewunder (du) bewundere (du) |
bewundert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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