quälen
In English: to torment, torture
A2VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- quälte
- Partizip II
- gequält
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
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Example sentences
Menschen dürfen keine Tiere quälen.
People shouldn't abuse animals.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRWarum quälen Sie mich damit?
Why are you tormenting me with that?
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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