begründen

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value). The figurative meaning of reason comes from Grund.

Pronunciation
  • (standard German, northern and central) IPA(key): [bəˈɡʁʏn(d)n̩], [bəˈɡʁʏnd(ə)n]
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Verb

begründen (weak, third-person singular present begründet, past tense begründete, past participle begründet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to make an argument for something, to justify, to give a reason
  2. to establish, to found

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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