kümmern

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kumbern, derived from the noun kumber, probably from Old French *combre (“obstruction, barrier”), itself probably from Gaulish. See Kummer for more.

Cognate with Hunsrik kimmre, Luxembourgish këmmeren.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʏ.mɐn/
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Verb

kümmern (weak, third-person singular present kümmert, past tense kümmerte, past participle gekümmert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to take care, to look after [+ um (object) = of]
    Wer kümmert sich um die Ausbildung der Lehrlinge?
    Who takes care of training the interns?
  2. (transitive) to grieve, to afflict, to trouble, to concern

Conjugation

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