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warrn
warrn
Low German
Verb
warrn (third-person singular simple present warrt, past tense wurr or worr, past participle worrn, auxiliary verb hebben)
- (copulative) to become
- Ik wull alltiet Lehrer warrn. — I always wanted to become a teacher.
- (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the imperfect tense of the passive voice, together with a past participle.
- Se warrt reddt. — They are being saved.
- Dat Huus worr mahlt. — The house was being painted.
- Dat Huus will mahlt warrn. — The house will be painted. / The wall is going to be painted.
- Note: The perfect tense passive is formed using wesen.
- (intransitive) to become; to get; to grow; to turn to be
- Dat warrt hitter.
- It's getting hotter.
- Dat warrt hitter.
Conjugation
Conjugation of warrn (strong class 3 verb)
| infinitive | warrn | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | warr | wurr, worr |
| 2nd person singular | warrst | wurrst, worrst |
| 3rd person singular | warrt | wurr, worr |
| plural | warrt | wurrn, worrn |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | warr | |
| plural | warrt | |
| participle | present | past |
| warrn | worrn | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Usage notes
The subjunctive is formed by using the old subjunctive II form würr along with the infinitive. The subjunctive can also be made with schull or wull from the verbs schölen and wüllen.