kämpfen

See also: Kämpfen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kempfen, from Old High German *kempfan, from Proto-West Germanic *kampijan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɛm(p)fən/, [kɛmp͡fən], [kɛmfən], [kɛmp͡fɱ̩], [kɛmfɱ̩]
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Verb

kämpfen (weak, third-person singular present kämpft, past tense kämpfte, past participle gekämpft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to fight, to struggle
    Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens.
    Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.

Conjugation

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See also

Further reading
  • “kämpfen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “kämpfen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “kämpfen” in Duden online
  • “kämpfen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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