Polyglot Dictionary

zähmen

/ˈtsɛːmən/

verb B2

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

Forms

present
zähmt
past
zähmte
perfect
hat gezähmt

Meaning

  1. to tame

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

amansar

amansar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to tame."

Portuguese

domar

domar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to tame."

Practice

1 What does zähmen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Niemand konnte den wilden Drachen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zähmen?

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