genügen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German genüegen, from Old High German ginuogen, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōgijan, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgijaną, from the adjective Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz (enough, sufficient), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂nóḱe (he has reached, attained), perfective of *h₂neḱ- (to reach). Cognate with Dutch genoegen, Icelandic nægja and Norwegian Nynorsk nøye.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈnyː.ɡn̩/,
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧nü‧gen

Verb

genügen (weak, third-person singular present genügt, past tense genügte, past participle genügt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to suffice, to be enough
    Synonyms: auslangen, ausreichen, genug tun, hinlangen, langen, reichen
    Wenige Regeln genügen für ein funktionierendes Spiel.
    Few rules are enough for a functioning game.

Conjugation

Further reading

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