fürchten
In English: to fear, be afraid of (often reflexive 'sich fürchten')
A1VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- fürchtete
- Partizip II
- gefürchtet
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
With a preposition
- fürchten vor + Dativ
Quick quiz
___ Freude?
Example sentences
Wir fürchten uns vor dem Tod.
We're afraid of death.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRIch fürchte mich nicht.
I am not afraid.
Tatoeba · Adelpa · CC BY 2.0 FRIch fürchte mich vor nichts.
I'm not frightened of anything.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FREr fürchtet sich vor dem Meer.
He's afraid of the sea.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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