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befürchten

In English: to fear, be afraid of

A2VERB

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Verb forms

Präteritum
befürchtete
Partizip II
befürchtet
Perfekt auxiliary
haben

Full conjugation table: befürchten →

befürchten: haben or sein? →

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Example sentences

Das habe ich befürchtet.

I was afraid of that.

Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Das haben wir befürchtet.

We feared so.

Tatoeba · Zaghawa · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich befürchtete das Schlimmste.

I feared the worst.

Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wir haben nichts zu befürchten.

We don't have anything to fear.

Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
Du hast nichts zu befürchten.

You have nothing to fear.

Tatoeba · Sudajaengi · CC BY 2.0 FR

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