entjungfern
German
Etymology
From Jungfer (in the dated sense of “virgin”) with the prefix ent- (“de-”); thus literally “to devirginize”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛntˈjʊŋ.fɐn/
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Verb
entjungfern (weak, third-person singular present entjungfert, past tense entjungferte, past participle entjungfert, auxiliary haben)
- to deflower (to take somebody’s virginity)
- Synonym: (formal style only; of females only) deflorieren
Conjugation
Conjugation of entjungfern (weak, auxiliary haben)
infinitive | entjungfern | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | entjungfernd | ||||
past participle | entjungfert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich entjungfre ich entjungfere ich entjungfer |
wir entjungfern | i | ich entjungfere ich entjungfre |
wir entjungfern |
du entjungferst | ihr entjungfert | du entjungferest du entjungfrest |
ihr entjungferet ihr entjungfret | ||
er entjungfert | sie entjungfern | er entjungfere er entjungfre |
sie entjungfern | ||
preterite | ich entjungferte | wir entjungferten | ii | ich entjungferte1 | wir entjungferten1 |
du entjungfertest | ihr entjungfertet | du entjungfertest1 | ihr entjungfertet1 | ||
er entjungferte | sie entjungferten | er entjungferte1 | sie entjungferten1 | ||
imperative | entjungfre (du) entjungfer (du) entjungfere (du) |
entjungfert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of entjungfern (weak, auxiliary haben)
Derived terms
- Entjungferung
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