bewerben
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German bewerben, from Old High German bihwerban. Equivalent to be- + werben.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /bəˈvɛrbən/, [bəˈvɛɐ̯.bm̩], [-ˈvɛʁ-], [-ˈʋɛɐ̯-], [-ˈʋɛʁ-], [-bən]
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧wer‧ben
Verb[edit]
bewerben (class 3 strong, third-person singular present bewirbt, past tense bewarb, past participle beworben, past subjunctive bewürbe, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive) to apply (submit oneself as a candidate)
- Nach ihrem Abschluss an der Universität bewarb sie sich sofort bei einem Autokonzern um/für eine Stelle als Ingenieurin.
- After having received her university degree, she immediately applied to a big car company for a job as an engineer.
- (reflexive, formal) to try to win (a favour); to court
- Synonym: werben
- Er bewirbt sich um sie.
- He tries to win her favour. / He courts her.
- (transitive) to advertise
- Synonym: werben (für)
Usage notes[edit]
- The objective of the solicitation is given with um, in the sense of “apply” alternatively also with für. The recipient is given with bei.
- The preposition auf + accusative is used to give the occasion of an application: sich auf eine Stellenanzeige bewerben (“to apply in response to a job advertisement”). Some speakers also use this construction for the job itself (sich auf eine Stelle bewerben), but this may be frowned upon and is at any rate informal.
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | bewerben | ||||
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present participle | bewerbend | ||||
past participle | beworben | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich bewerbe | wir bewerben | i | ich bewerbe | wir bewerben |
du bewirbst | ihr bewerbt | du bewerbest | ihr bewerbet | ||
er bewirbt | sie bewerben | er bewerbe | sie bewerben | ||
preterite | ich bewarb | wir bewarben | ii | ich bewürbe1 | wir bewürben1 |
du bewarbst | ihr bewarbt | du bewürbest1 du bewürbst1 |
ihr bewürbet1 ihr bewürbt1 | ||
er bewarb | sie bewarben | er bewürbe1 | sie bewürben1 | ||
imperative | bewirb (du) | bewerbt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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