versagen
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German versagen, virsagen, vorsagen, fersagen, from Old High German firsagen, firsagēn (“to deny, refuse, excuse”), from Proto-West Germanic *frasaggjan, equivalent to ver- + sagen. Cognate with English forsay, Dutch verzeggen (“to deny, forbid”), German Low German verseggen (“to refuse, deny”), Swedish försäga (“to misspeak, say too much”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
versagen (weak, third-person singular present versagt, past tense versagte, past participle versagt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to fail, to give out, to break down
- (ditransitive) to refuse; to deny
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | versagen | ||||
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present participle | versagend | ||||
past participle | versagt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich versage | wir versagen | i | ich versage | wir versagen |
du versagst | ihr versagt | du versagest | ihr versaget | ||
er versagt | sie versagen | er versage | sie versagen | ||
preterite | ich versagte | wir versagten | ii | ich versagte1 | wir versagten1 |
du versagtest | ihr versagtet | du versagtest1 | ihr versagtet1 | ||
er versagte | sie versagten | er versagte1 | sie versagten1 | ||
imperative | versag (du) versage (du) |
versagt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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