vermögen
In English: to be able to (formal)
B1VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- vermochte
- Partizip II
- vermocht
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
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Example sentences
Ich vermochte ihn nicht aufzuhalten.
There was nothing I could do to stop him.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRSie vermag nichts allein zu tun.
She is incapable of doing anything alone.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRMenschliche Sprache vermag unendlich viele Sätze zu bilden.
Human language is capable of forming an infinite number of sentences.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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