gehören
/ɡəˈhøːʁən/
verb
A2
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present (3rd sg.)
- gehört
- past
- gehörte
- perfect
- hat gehört
Meaning
-
to belong to
Takes the dative for the owner — "Das gehört mir" (That belongs to me) — and is easy to confuse in writing with gehört from hören (heard), which looks identical in the present tense.
Practice
1 What does gehören mean?
to belong to
2 Fill the gap: Wem ___ diese Tasche?
Full sentence: Wem gehört diese Tasche? (Whose bag is this?)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches gehören?
gehören: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
See also
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