untergehen

German

Etymology

unter- +‎ gehen; cognate with Hunsrik unnergehn, and literally with English undergo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔʊntɐˌɡeːən/
  • Hyphenation: un‧ter‧ge‧hen
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Verb

untergehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present geht unter, past tense ging unter, past participle untergegangen, auxiliary sein)

  1. to set (of a heavenly body: to disappear below the horizon)
    Die Sonne ist untergegangen. ― The sun has set.
  2. to fall, to go down (to be defeated)
    Das Römische Imperium ist untergegangen. ― The Roman Empire has fallen.
  3. to perish, to vanish
    Er ist in der Menge untergegangen. ― He disappeared in the crowd.
  4. to go under (water), to sink
    Das Schiff geht unter. ― The ship is sinking.

Conjugation

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