verlernen

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German

Etymology

ver- (indicating a faulty action) +‎ lernen (to learn)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fəʁˈlɛʁnən/,
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Verb

verlernen (weak, third-person singular present verlernt, past tense verlernte, past participle verlernt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to lose the ability to do a task due to rarely doing it; to unlearn, forget
    Ich hab gute drei Jahre kein Fahrrad mehr gefahren. Ich hab das komplett verlernt.
    I haven't ridden a bike in a good three years. I completely forgot how to do it.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to cease doing, to forget
    Sie hat das Lachen verlernt.
    She doesn't laugh anymore.
    (literally, “She forgot how to laugh.”)

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