gehören

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German gehœren (listen to, obey), from Old High German gihōrian (to hearken to), from Proto-West Germanic *gahauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *gahauzijaną (compare Old English ġehīeran, Old Saxon gihōrian, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gahausjan)). By surface analysis, ge- +‎ hören.[1] Compare with English hear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈhøːʁən/, /ɡəˈhøːɐ̯n/
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧hö‧ren
  • Rhymes: -øːʀən, -øːʁən

Verb

gehören (weak, third-person singular present gehört, past tense gehörte, past participle gehört, auxiliary haben)

  1. to belong to, be the property of
    Das Buch gehört mir.
    The book belongs to me.
    Ihm gehört das ganze Land.
    The whole country belongs to him; he owns the whole country.
  2. to be a prerequisite for; to be a characteristic of
    Es gehört sehr viel Selbstvertrauen dazu um so etwas zu tun.
    To do something like this needs a lot of self-confidence.
    Zu einem Feuerwehrmann gehört Mut und Tapferkeit.
    Being a fireman requires bravery and courage.
  3. to belong to, be a part of
    Sachsen gehört zu Deutschland.
    Saxony belongs to Germany.
    Verbrennungen gehören zu den häufigen Unfällen im Haushalt.
    Burns are among the commonest accidents in the home.
  4. (reflexive) to be proper
    Wie es sich gehört.
    As is right and proper.
    Das gehört sich nicht.
    That's just not done.
  5. (auxiliary) ought to be ; occasionally used to form a modal passive
    Jemand, der so etwas tut, gehört verhaftet!
    Anyone who does such a thing ought to be arrested!
    Kinder gehören um diese Zeit ins Bett.
    Children belong in bed at this time.
    Ihm gehört sofort eine verpasst.
    He should be instantly slapped.
    Er gehört auch hin und wieder geschlagen.
    He needs a good beating every now and again.

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References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “gehören”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

Further reading

  • gehören” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • gehören” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • gehören” in Duden online
  • gehören” in OpenThesaurus.de