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German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
obsen (weak, third-person singular present obst, past tense obste, past participle geobst, auxiliary haben)
- (jargon) to keep (someone, something) under surveillance, to surveil
2012 January 28, “Das Prinzip der freien Jagd”, in Braunschweiger Zeitung:Eine einstündige Observation von zwei Jugendlichen zwischen Jasperallee und Allerstraße läuft ins Leere. Vier Füße sind draußen gewesen und haben die beiden beobachtet. Doch an Autos waren sie nicht interessiert. „Das ist ganz normal, manchmal obsen wir auch die ganze Nacht lang, ohne dass etwas dabei herauskommt“, erzählt der Fuß der Alma 5, Lalü.- An hour-long surveillance of two adolescents between Jasperallee and Allerstraße is to no avail. Four feet have been out and observed both. But they weren′t interessted in cars. “That′s totally normal, sometimes we surveil all night long to no avail” says the foot of the Alma 5, Lalü.
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
obsen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Synonyms