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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɛːtət/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-ˈʃpeːtət/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: ver‧spä‧tet
Participle
verspätet
- past participle of verspäten
Adjective
verspätet (strong nominative masculine singular verspäteter, not comparable)
- belated, late
- Antonym: verfrüht
Declension
Positive forms of verspätet (uncomparable)
Verb
verspätet
- inflection of verspäten:
- third-person singular present/preterite
- second-person plural present
- plural imperative
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