Polyglot Dictionary

unterwerfen

/ˌʊntɐˈvɛʁfn̩/

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

Forms

present
unterwirft
past
unterwarf
perfect
hat unterworfen

Meaning

  1. to subjugate

    Built from unter (under) + werfen (to throw).

    • Das Volk wurde unterworfen.

      The people were subjugated.

    • Das mächtige Reich unterwarf alle Nachbarvölker. Sie mussten Steuern zahlen.

      The powerful empire subjugated all the neighbouring peoples. They had to pay taxes.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • unter under
  • werfen to throw

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

avasallar

avasallar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to subjugate."

Spanish

sojuzgar

sojuzgar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to subjugate."

Spanish

subyugar

subyugar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to subjugate."

Practice

1 What does unterwerfen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Volk wurde ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches unterwerfen?

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