sorgen

See also: Sorgen

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɒˀwən], [ˈsɒwˀn̩]
  • Homophone: sov

Noun

sorgen c

  1. definite singular of sorg

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sorgen, from Old High German sorgēn, from Proto-Germanic *surgāną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (watch over, worry; be ill, suffer). Cognate with English sorrow.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔrɡən/, [ˈzɔʁ-], [ˈzɔɐ̯-], [ˈzɔː-], [-ɡən], [-ɡŋ̍]
  • (file)

Verb

sorgen (weak, third-person singular present sorgt, past tense sorgte, past participle gesorgt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, with für) to take care of, to care for, to look after
    Er sorgt für den Haushalt.
    He takes care of the household.
    Sie sorgt für meine Kinder.
    She cares for my children.
  2. (intransitive, with für) to bring, ensure, make for
    Die Livemusik sorgte für gute Stimmung.
    Live music made for a good atmosphere.
  3. (reflexive, often with um (about)) to worry, be worried
    Ich sorge mich um deine Gesundheit.
    I am worried about your health.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Kashubian: żorgac

Further reading

  • sorgen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • sorgen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • sorgen” in Duden online
  • sorgen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch sorgon, from Proto-Germanic *surgāną.

Verb

sorgen

  1. to worry, to be concerned
  2. to fear
  3. to care for, to take care of (a sick person)
  4. to make sure, to be involved/concerned

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: zorgen
    • Afrikaans: sorg
    • Negerhollands: sorg
    • Aukan: solugu
    • Papiamentu: sòru
    • Saramaccan: solúgu
    • Sranan Tongo: sorgu
      • Caribbean Javanese: sorgu, nyoru, nyorgoni
      • Kari'na: sorukuma
  • Limburgish: zórge, zörge

Further reading

  • sorghen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sorgen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

sorgen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of sorg

Swedish

Noun

sorgen

  1. definite singular of sorg

Anagrams

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