übertreten
German
Etymology 1
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value). By surface analysis, über (“over”) + treten (“to step”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈyːbɐˌtʁeːtən/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: über‧tre‧ten
Verb
übertreten (class 5 strong, third-person singular present tritt über, past tense trat über, past participle übergetreten, past subjunctive träte über, auxiliary sein or haben)
- (intransitive) to join (another faith, party, etc.); to convert to [+ zu (object)] [auxiliary sein]
- Sie ist zum Islam übergetreten.
- She converted to islam.
- (intransitive) to enter, to pass into (a different medium, phase of life, etc.) [+ von (dative) = from] [+ in (accusative) = into] [auxiliary sein]
- (intransitive, sports) to step beyond (a line in the long jump) with one's foot [auxiliary sein or haben]
- (intransitive) to overflow its banks (of a river) [auxiliary sein]
Conjugation
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
- Übertreten, Übertreter, Übertretung
- Übertritt
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌyːbɐˈtʁeːtən/
Verb
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Conjugation
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
- Übertreten, Übertreter, Übertretung
Further reading
- “übertreten” in Duden online
- “übertreten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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