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German
Etymology
From ver- + zählen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fərˈtsɛːlən/, , , , /fɛr-/,
- Hyphenation: ver‧zäh‧len
Verb
verzählen (weak, third-person singular present verzählt, past tense verzählte, past participle verzählt, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive) to miscount
Wenn die Zahl nicht stimmt, haben wir uns wohl verzählt.- If the number isn’t correct, we must have miscounted.
- (transitive or intransitive, colloquial, regional, including Rhineland) to tell something, to talk (often in a negative context)
Ach komm, verzähl mir doch nich’ so’n Unsinn!- Come on! Don’t tell me such nonsense!
Die sind den ganzen Abend von ihren Autos am Verzählen.- They’re just talking about their cars all night long.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
verzählen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
verzählen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
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