gebrauchen

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See also: Gebräuchen

German

Etymology

Derived synchronically from ge- +‎ brauchen, historically from Old High German gibrūhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *gabrūkan, compare Dutch gebruiken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): ,
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Verb

gebrauchen (weak, third-person singular present gebraucht, past tense gebrauchte, past participle gebraucht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to use
    Synonyms: benutzen, verwenden

Conjugation

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Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German gibrūhhan; equivalent to ge- +‎ brauchen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡeˈbʀæu̯χen/,

Verb

gebrauchen (third-person singular present gebraucht, past participle gebraucht, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to use

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive gebrauchen
participle gebraucht
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular gebrauchen
2nd singular gebrauchs gebrauch
3rd singular gebraucht
1st plural gebrauchen
2nd plural gebraucht gebraucht
3rd plural gebrauchen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

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