verdummen
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verdummen (weak, third-person singular present verdummt, past tense verdummte, past participle verdummt, auxiliary haben or sein)
- to influence (someone) such that they become stupid and uncritically accept ideas and arguments [auxiliary haben]
- to become stupid and uncritical [auxiliary sein]
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | verdummen | ||||
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present participle | verdummend | ||||
past participle | verdummt | ||||
auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich verdumme | wir verdummen | i | ich verdumme | wir verdummen |
du verdummst | ihr verdummt | du verdummest | ihr verdummet | ||
er verdummt | sie verdummen | er verdumme | sie verdummen | ||
preterite | ich verdummte | wir verdummten | ii | ich verdummte1 | wir verdummten1 |
du verdummtest | ihr verdummtet | du verdummtest1 | ihr verdummtet1 | ||
er verdummte | sie verdummten | er verdummte1 | sie verdummten1 | ||
imperative | verdumm (du) verdumme (du) |
verdummt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Low German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ver- + dumm (“dumb; silent, mute”). Cognate with English dumb.
Verb[edit]
verdummen (past singular verdumm, past participle verdummt, auxiliary verb hebben or wesen)
- to silence (a person).
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of verdummen (weak verb)
infinitive | verdummen | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | verdumm | verdumm |
2nd person singular | verdumms(t) | verdumms(t) |
3rd person singular | verdumm(t) | verdumm |
plural | verdummt, verdummen | verdummen |
imperative | present | — |
singular | verdumm(e) | |
plural | verdummt | |
participle | present | past |
verdummen | (e)verdummt, geverdummt | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
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