beschränken

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German beschrenken, from Old High German biskrenken. Equivalent to be- +‎ schränken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbəˌʃʁɛŋkən/
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Verb

beschränken (weak, third-person singular present beschränkt, past tense beschränkte, past participle beschränkt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to limit; to restrict
    Wir sollten unnötige Gespräche auf ein Minimum beschränken.
    We should keep any unnecessary conversation to a minimum.
  2. (reflexive) to limit oneself
    Wir müssen uns auf das Wesentliche beschränken.
    We have to stick to the essentials.

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Verb

beschränken (third-person singular present beschränkt, past participle beschränkt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to limit

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive beschränken
participle beschränkt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular beschränken
2nd singular beschränks beschränk
3rd singular beschränkt
1st plural beschränken
2nd plural beschränkt beschränkt
3rd plural beschränken
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.