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German
Etymology
Literally: “not to take a leaf/sheet in front of one’s mouth”. Compare the same in Dutch geen blad voor de mond nemen. Further origin uncertain. Sometimes claimed to derive from a custom among stage actors, who apparently used tree leaves or sheets of paper as a kind of mask. Also said to be from the use of a sheet of paper to muffle one’s voice when speaking privately in company. Perhaps eventually based on the metaphorical Feigenblatt (“fig leaf”) as a means of concealing the rude or indecorous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɪ̯n ˈblat foːɐ̯ den ˈmʊnt ˈneːmən/
Verb
kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present nimmt kein Blatt vor den Mund, past tense nahm kein Blatt vor den Mund, past participle kein Blatt vor den Mund genommen, past subjunctive nähme kein Blatt vor den Mund, auxiliary haben)
- (idiomatic) to be outspoken; not to mince words; to call a spade a spade
Conjugation
Conjugation of
kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen (class 4
strong, auxiliary
haben)
1This form and alternative in würde both found.
Subordinate-clause forms of
kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen (class 4
strong, auxiliary
haben)
1This form and alternative in würde both found.
Composed forms of
kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen (class 4
strong, auxiliary
haben)