erbarmen
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Dutch erbarmen, from Old High German irbarmēn, with two prefixes ir- + ab- + armēn. The base verb derives from Proto-West Germanic *armēn, from Proto-Germanic *armāną (“to pity”), from *armaz (“poor”) (modern arm). The word ontfermen derives from the same source, with a different prefix.
Verb
[edit]erbarmen
- (intransitive) to have mercy, to take pity
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of erbarmen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | erbarmen | |||
past singular | erbarmde | |||
past participle | erbarmd | |||
infinitive | erbarmen | |||
gerund | erbarmen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | erbarm | erbarmde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | erbarmt, erbarm2 | erbarmde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | erbarmt | erbarmde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | erbarmt | erbarmde | ||
3rd person singular | erbarmt | erbarmde | ||
plural | erbarmen | erbarmden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | erbarme | erbarmde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | erbarmen | erbarmden | ||
imperative sing. | erbarm | |||
imperative plur.1 | erbarmt | |||
participles | erbarmend | erbarmd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Gerund of the verb erbarmen.
Noun
[edit]erbarmen n (uncountable)
Synonyms
[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Most likely related to archaic German Barm (“bosom”) and has the sense of "cherishing in one's bosom," from Middle High German barm, from Old High German barm, from Proto-West Germanic *barm.
Alternatively, from Middle High German erbarmen, irbarmen, from Old High German irbarmēn (“to take pity, have mercy on”), from Proto-West Germanic *armēn (“to take pity”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]erbarmen (weak, third-person singular present erbarmt, past tense erbarmte, past participle erbarmt, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive) to take pity on, to have mercy for [with genitive or (colloquial, proscribed) über (+ accusative) ‘someone’]
- Herr, erbarme Dich unser.
- Lord, have mercy on us.
- Wer wird sich meiner armen Bücher erbarmen?.
- Who will take pity on my poor books?
- Kehrt' ich mein verirrtes Auge // Zur Sonne, als wenn drüber wär' // Ein Ohr, zu hören meine Klage, // Ein Herz, wie mein's, // Sich des Bedrängten zu erbarmen. Prometheus (Goethe)
- I turned my wandering gaze // Up toward the sun, as if with him // There were an ear to hear my wailings, // A heart, like mine, // To feel compassion for distress.
Usage notes
[edit]- This verb can be avoided by using the widely synonymous construction Erbarmen haben mit:
- Hab Erbarmen mit uns. ― Have pity on us.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | |||||
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present participle | |||||
past participle | |||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich | wir | i | ich | wir |
du | ihr | du | ihr | ||
er | sie | er | sie | ||
preterite | ich | wir | ii | ich 1 | wir 1 |
du | ihr | du 1 | ihr 1 | ||
er | sie | er 1 | sie 1 | ||
imperative | du) (du) |
(ihr) | (
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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