mühen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German müejen, müewen, müen, nominalized müeje, müe, from Old High German muoen, nominalized muoī, probably ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic *mōjan, from Proto-Germanic *mōjaną (“to tire”). Equivalent to Mühe + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmyːən/
- Hyphenation: mü‧hen
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Verb
mühen (weak, third-person singular present müht, past tense mühte, past participle gemüht, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive) to labor, toil
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Isaiah 22:4 (with KJV translation)
- Darum sage ich: Hebt euch von mir, laßt mich bitterlich weinen; müht euch nicht, mich zu trösten über die Verstörung der Tochter meines Volks!
- Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Isaiah 22:4 (with KJV translation)
Conjugation
infinitive | mühen | ||||
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present participle | mühend | ||||
past participle | gemüht | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich mühe | wir mühen | i | ich mühe | wir mühen |
du mühst | ihr müht | du mühest | ihr mühet | ||
er müht | sie mühen | er mühe | sie mühen | ||
preterite | ich mühte | wir mühten | ii | ich mühte1 | wir mühten1 |
du mühtest | ihr mühtet | du mühtest1 | ihr mühtet1 | ||
er mühte | sie mühten | er mühte1 | sie mühten1 | ||
imperative | müh (du) mühe (du) |
müht (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
- “mühen” in Duden online
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