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Küren

Küren

See also: kuren, Kuren, and küren

German

Noun

Küren

  1. plural of Kür

küren

küren

See also: kuren, Kuren, and Küren

German

Verb

küren (third-person singular simple present kürt, past tense kürte, past participle gekürt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (formal, with zu) to elect someone (something honourable); to present someone (with an honour)
    Sie wurde zur Ballkönigin gekürt. — “She was elected belle of the ball.”
  2. (archaic or poetic) to choose; to elect (in general)

Usage notes

  • The strong past forms kor, gekoren belong to the related verb kiesen. See there.

Conjugation