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vertragen

vertragen

See also: Verträgen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vertragen, from Old High German firtragan, fartragan, from Proto-Germanic *fradraganą, equal to ver- + tragen. Cognate with Middle Low German verdragen, Dutch verdragen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡən/, /fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡŋ̩/
  • Rhymes: -aːɡn̩
  • Hyphenation: ver‧tra‧gen

Verb

vertragen (class 6 strong, third-person singular simple present verträgt, past tense vertrug, past participle vertragen, past subjunctive vertrüge, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to tolerate, bear
  2. (transitive, colloquial) could do with (need something that would be beneficial)
    Ich könnte jetzt ein kühles Bier vertragen.
    I could do with a cold beer.
  3. (reflexive) to get along with (to be together or coexist well)

Conjugation

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