Polyglot Dictionary

betrüben

/bəˈtʁyːbn̩/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Negative

Forms

present
betrübt
past
betrübte
perfect
hat betrübt

Meaning

  1. to sadden

    • Die Nachricht betrübte ihn.

      The news saddened him.

    • Die schlechte Nachricht betrübte ihn sehr. Er sprach den ganzen Tag kaum.

      The bad news saddened him greatly. He hardly spoke all day.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

apenar

apenar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to sadden."

Portuguese

entristecer

entristecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to sadden."

Practice

1 What does betrüben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Nachricht ___ ihn.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches betrüben?

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