Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German (sik) vorbarmen (“to care about the poor”), a derivation from Middle Low German arm (“poor”), see Danish arm. Cognates include Swedish förbarma and German erbarmen
Pronunciation
Verb
forbarme (past tense forbarmede, past participle forbarmet)
- (reflexive, transitively with over) to take pity (on someone) (and help them)
- Synonym: miskunde
- (interjection, archaic) used as an exclamation to express surprise, astonishment, concern, or other emotions.
Du forbarmende! (adjective). Hvad skal et stakkels menneske som jeg dog gøre?- God have mercy! (interjection). What is a poor person like me supposed to do?
Conjugation
Conjugation of forbarme
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active |
passive
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| present
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forbarmer
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forbarmes
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| past
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forbarmede
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forbarmedes
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| infinitive
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forbarme
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forbarmes
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| imperative
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forbarm
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—
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participle
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| present
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forbarmende
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| past
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forbarmet
(auxiliary verb have)
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| gerund
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forbarmen
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