behindern
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German behinderen, behindern. Equivalent to be- + hindern.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]behindern (weak, third-person singular present behindert, past tense behinderte, past participle behindert, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to hinder, to impede, to obstruct
- geistig behindert ― mentally challenged
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | behindern | ||||
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present participle | behindernd | ||||
past participle | behindert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich behindre ich behindere ich behinder |
wir behindern | i | ich behindere ich behindre |
wir behindern |
du behinderst | ihr behindert | du behinderest du behindrest |
ihr behinderet ihr behindret | ||
er behindert | sie behindern | er behindere er behindre |
sie behindern | ||
preterite | ich behinderte | wir behinderten | ii | ich behinderte1 | wir behinderten1 |
du behindertest | ihr behindertet | du behindertest1 | ihr behindertet1 | ||
er behinderte | sie behinderten | er behinderte1 | sie behinderten1 | ||
imperative | behindre (du) behinder (du) behindere (du) |
behindert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “behindern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “behindern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “behindern” in Duden online
- “behindern” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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