beherrschen

German

Etymology

From be- +‎ herrschen. Compare Dutch beheersen and Yiddish באַהערשן‎ (bahershn).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bəˈhɛɐ̯ʃn̩], [bəˈhɛʁʃn̩], [bəˈhɛɐ̯ʃən], [bəˈhɛʁʃən]
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  • Hyphenation: be‧herr‧schen

Verb

beherrschen (weak, third-person singular present beherrscht, past tense beherrschte, past participle beherrscht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to master
  2. (transitive) to dominate
  3. (reflexive) to restrain oneself

Conjugation

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