verzählen

German

Etymology

From ver- +‎ zählen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fərˈtsɛːlən/, [fɐˈt͡sɛː.l̩n], [-ˈt͡seː-], [-lən], /fɛr-/, [fɛɐ̯-]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧zäh‧len

Verb

verzählen (weak, third-person singular present verzählt, past tense verzählte, past participle verzählt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to miscount
    Wenn die Zahl nicht stimmt, haben wir uns wohl verzählt.
    If the number isn’t correct, we must have miscounted.
  2. (transitive or intransitive, colloquial, regional, including Rhineland) to tell something, to talk (often in a negative context)
    Ach komm, verzähl mir doch nich’ so’n Unsinn!
    Come on! Don’t tell me such nonsense!
    Die sind den ganzen Abend von ihren Autos am Verzählen.
    They’re just talking about their cars all night long.

Conjugation

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