bevormunden
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈfoːɐ̯ˌmʊndn̩/
- Hyphenation: be‧vor‧mun‧den
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Verb
bevormunden (weak, third-person singular present bevormundet, past tense bevormundete, past participle bevormundet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to take away (from somone) the ability to decide for oneself, to make decisions for (someone else); to patronize, infantilize, disempower
- Ich bin jetzt erwachsen, Mutter, du darfst mich nicht mehr bevormunden!
- I'm grown up now, Mother, you don't get to make decisions for me anymore!
Conjugation
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Further reading
- “bevormunden” in Duden online
- “bevormunden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “bevormunden” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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