werben
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German werben, from Old High German werban, from Proto-West Germanic *hwerban. Cognate with Dutch werven (“to recruit”), English wharve (“to turn”) Icelandic hverfa (“to turn”), Faroese hvørva (“to disappear”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editwerben (class 3 strong, third-person singular present wirbt, past tense warb, past participle geworben, past subjunctive würbe, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to recruit; to enlist
- (intransitive) to promote, advertise [with für]
- to attract, to woo
Conjugation
editinfinitive | werben | ||||
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present participle | werbend | ||||
past participle | geworben | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich werbe | wir werben | i | ich werbe | wir werben |
du wirbst | ihr werbt | du werbest | ihr werbet | ||
er wirbt | sie werben | er werbe | sie werben | ||
preterite | ich warb | wir warben | ii | ich würbe1 | wir würben1 |
du warbst | ihr warbt | du würbest1 du würbst1 |
ihr würbet1 ihr würbt1 | ||
er warb | sie warben | er würbe1 | sie würben1 | ||
imperative | wirb (du) | werbt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- → Polish: werbować
- → Belarusian: вербава́ць (vjerbavácʹ, “to recruit; to enlist”)
- → Russian: вербова́ть (verbovátʹ, “to recruit; to enlist”)
- → Ukrainian: вербува́ти (verbuváty, “to recruit; to enlist”)
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