schämen
See also: schamen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German schamen, schemen, from Old High German scamēn, from Proto-Germanic *skamāną (“to be ashamed”), equivalent to Scham (shame) + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɛːmən/, [ˈʃɛː.mən], [ˈʃeː-], [-mn̩], [-mm̩]
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- Homophone: Schemen (some speakers, especially northern and eastern regions)
Verb
schämen (weak, third-person singular present schämt, past tense schämte, past participle geschämt, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive) to be ashamed or (less often) embarrassed, bashful
- Du solltest dich schämen.
- You should be ashamed.
- Sie ist stolz auf ihre ausländischen Wurzeln und schämt sich nicht dafür / schämt sich ihrer nicht.
- She is proud of her foreign roots and not ashamed of them.
- Ich schäme mich für meine Wohnung.
- I am ashamed of my apartment.
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