schonen
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German schōnen, akin to the adjective schön.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file)
Verb[edit]
schonen (weak, third-person singular present schont, past tense schonte, past participle geschont, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to spare (not harm)
- (reflexive) to rest, to avoid overexertion
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | schonen | ||||
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present participle | schonend | ||||
past participle | geschont | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schone | wir schonen | i | ich schone | wir schonen |
du schonst | ihr schont | du schonest | ihr schonet | ||
er schont | sie schonen | er schone | sie schonen | ||
preterite | ich schonte | wir schonten | ii | ich schonte1 | wir schonten1 |
du schontest | ihr schontet | du schontest1 | ihr schontet1 | ||
er schonte | sie schonten | er schonte1 | sie schonten1 | ||
imperative | schon (du) schone (du) |
schont (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “schonen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “schonen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “schonen” in Duden online
- “schonen” in OpenThesaurus.de
Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
schônen
Inflection[edit]
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
schonen n
- Scania (a region)
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective[edit]
schônen
Further reading[edit]
- “sconen (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “schonen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “schonen (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III
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