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German
Etymology
From Middle High German stürmen, from Old High German sturmen, from Proto-Germanic *sturmijaną. Equivalent to Sturm + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtʏrmən/, , , ,
- Hyphenation: stür‧men
Verb
stürmen (weak, third-person singular present stürmt, past tense stürmte, past participle gestürmt, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (meteorology, intransitive, often impersonal) to storm, be blustery
- Es stürmt. ― It’s storming.
- Draußen stürmt ein Orkan. ― There’s a hurricane blustering outside.
- (intransitive) to rush, charge
Er ist wütend nach draußen gestürmt.- He rushed outside in a rage.
- (sports, intransitive) to attack, play as forward
Sie haben viel gestürmt, aber wenig echte Chancen herausgespielt.- They attacked a lot, but created few real chances.
Er hat jahrelang für Österreich gestürmt.- He played as a forward for Austria for several years.
- (military, usually transitive) to storm, assault, to conduct a violent, often frontal attack
Infanterieeinheiten stürmen derzeit das Dorf.- Infantry units are currently storming the village.
Jetzt schon zu stürmen, würde zu hohen Verlusten führen.- Storming already at this point would lead to high losses.
- (figurative, transitive) to crowd, flock to
Binnen Minuten stürmten Tausende Fans die Ticketschalter.- Within minutes thousands of fans were crowding the ticket counters. (Does not imply riots as English “to storm” usually would in this context.)
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “stürmen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “stürmen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “stürmen” in Duden online
- “stürmen” in OpenThesaurus.de