betrauern

/bəˈtʁaʊ̯ɐn/

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 Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
betrauert
past
betrauerte
perfect
hat betrauert

Meaning

  1. to mourn

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

beweinen

Beweinen emphasizes the weeping, crying aspect of mourning, literally "to weep for"; betrauern is the more general, formal word for mourning a loss.

Practice

1 What does betrauern mean?

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