verb

vɜːrb
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Translation of verb from English into German

Noun

1.

linguistics

TECH.
word indicating action, event, or state of being
TECH.
Verb nTätigkeitswort nZeitwort n
  • A verb like 'run' shows action.Ein Verb wie 'laufen' zeigt eine Handlung an.
2.

technology

TECH.
named command performing operation on an object
TECH.
  • The 'print' verb outputs text to the screen.Das 'print' Verb gibt Text auf dem Bildschirm aus.
3.

figurative

Rare
action as opposed to a trait or thing
Rare
Verb nTätigkeitswort nZeitwort n
  • In life, be a verb, not a noun.Im Leben, sei ein Verb, kein Substantiv.
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Expressions with verb: examples in English and translations in German

Verbphrase
Verbalphrase
The verb phrase 'gave me a book' is complete.
regelmäßiges Verb
Walk is a regular verb in English.
unregelmäßiges Verb
To be is an irregular verb in English.
Verbform
The verb form changes when switching from present to past tense.
Aktionsverb
Tätigkeitsverb
The words 'run' and 'think' are examples of action verbs.
Hilfsverb
In the sentence 'She is running', 'is' is an auxiliary verb.

Synonyms and analogies of verb in English

Examples of verb in a sentence

  • The teacher asked the students to identify the verb.
  • The 'delete' verb removes files permanently.
  • Using the 'save' verb, the document was stored.
  • Her life philosophy is to be a verb.
  • He believes in being a verb in his career.

Translations of "verb" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dasVerbnn.

Each singular subject must agree with its verb in a sentence.

Jedes Subjekt im Singular muss mit seinem Verb im Satz übereinstimmen.

dasWortnn.

And pretty much every other verb you could come up with.

Und so ziemlich jedes andere Wort, das einem so einfällt.

dasVerbumnn.

In each use of a verb we have already thought, and have always in some way understood, being.

In jedem Gebrauch eines Verbum haben wir schon Sein gedacht und immer irgendwie verstanden.

dasZeitwortnn.

The verb translated by "to have dominion" refers first of all to the activity of a king.

Das durch „herrschen" wiedergegebene Zeitwort bezieht sich zuallerst auf die Tätigkeit eines Königs.

Verb-n.

followed by verb or object switches.

ein, gefolgt von den Verb- oder Objektschaltern.

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Other translations for verb:

  • Tätigkeitswortnn.
  • Tuwortnn.

verb: Examples and translations in context

The inflection of the verb changes depending on the subject and tense used.

Die Flexion des Verbs ändert sich je nach Subjekt und verwendeter Zeitform.

In the sentence, a subjunctive verb helped convey the speaker's wishes.

Im Satz half ein Verb im Konjunktiv, die Wünsche des Sprechers auszudrücken.

In school we had to learn every irregular verb by heart for tests.

In der Schule mussten wir jedes unregelmäßige Verb für Tests auswendig lernen.

Sometimes it's as simple as replacing one verb with another.

Manchmal muss man einfach nur ein Verb durch ein anderes ersetzen.

First, let's conjugate a verb ending in -are.

Zuerst konjugieren wir ein Verb, das auf -are endet.

Your translation is accurate, but that verb is slightly in the vernacular register.

Ihre Übersetzung ist korrekt, doch dieses Verb ist stilistisch eher umgangssprachlich.

In grammar, a causative verb allows the subject to control the outcome indirectly.

In der Grammatik ermöglicht ein kausatives Verb dem Subjekt, das Ergebnis indirekt zu steuern.

Every main clause needs a subject and a verb to make sense.

Jeder Hauptsatz benötigt ein Subjekt und ein Verb, um Sinn zu ergeben.

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