weigern

/ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐn/

verb B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
reflexive

Forms

present
weigert sich
past
weigerte sich
perfect
hat sich geweigert

Meaning

  1. to refuse (sich weigern)

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

Practice

1 What does weigern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ sich, die Rechnung zu bezahlen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches weigern?

verbreflexive

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