spenden
See also: Spenden
German
Etymology
From Middle High German spenden, from Old High German spentōn (“to consume, use, spend”), from Proto-West Germanic *spendōn (“to spend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃpɛndən/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: spen‧den
Verb
spenden (weak, third-person singular present spendet, past tense spendete, past participle gespendet, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive, transitive, ditransitive) to donate, to give as charity
- Blut spenden.
- to donate blood.
- Er spendete seiner Schwester eine Niere.
- He donated a kidney to his sister.
- Der Erlös des Benefizkonzerts wird einem Kinderhilfswerk gespendet.
- The proceeds of the benefit concert will be donated to a children's charity.
- (transitive, ditransitive, figurative, with certain nouns, otherwise poetic) To cause the action implied by a noun to take place.
- (transitive, ditransitive) to provide
- Der Baum spendet Schatten.
- The tree provides shade.
- Die Sonne spendet der Erde Licht und Wärme.
- The sun provides light and warmth to the earth.
- (transitive, Christianity) to administer (a sacrament)
- Der Priester spendet die Taufe.
- The priest performs the baptism.
- Der Erzbischof spendete den Segen.
- The archbishop gave the blessing.
- (transitive or intransitive, archaic) to spend generously; to treat to
Usage notes
- The corresponding noun is Spende in the sense of “donation”, Spendung in other senses (e.g. the Christian one).
Conjugation
| infinitive | spenden | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | spendend | ||||
| past participle | gespendet | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich spende | wir spenden | i | ich spende | wir spenden |
| du spendest | ihr spendet | du spendest | ihr spendet | ||
| er spendet | sie spenden | er spende | sie spenden | ||
| preterite | ich spendete | wir spendeten | ii | ich spendete1 | wir spendeten1 |
| du spendetest | ihr spendetet | du spendetest1 | ihr spendetet1 | ||
| er spendete | sie spendeten | er spendete1 | sie spendeten1 | ||
| imperative | spend (du) spende (du) |
spendet (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Synonyms
- (donate): geben
- (give): geben, verleihen
- (spend): ausgeben, spendieren
Derived terms
- Spender
- spendieren
- Spendung
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English spendan, from Proto-West Germanic *spendōn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɛndən/
Conjugation
Conjugation of spenden (weak in -ed/-te)
| infinitive | (to) spenden, spende | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | spende | spended, spente | |
| 2nd-person singular | spendest | spendedest, spentest | |
| 3rd-person singular | spendeth | spended, spente | |
| subjunctive singular | spende | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | spenden, spende | spendeden, spendede, spenten, spente | |
| imperative plural | spendeth, spende | — | |
| participles | spendynge, spendende | spended, spent, yspended, yspent | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “spenden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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