managen

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English manage.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛnɪdʒn̩/, /ˈmɛnɛtʃn̩/
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Verb

managen (weak, third-person singular present managt or (proscribed) managet, past tense managte or (proscribed) managete, past participle gemanagt or (proscribed) gemanaget or (proscribed) gemanaged, auxiliary haben)

  1. to manage (a team, a band, etc.)
  2. (by extension) to handle, to deal with (an ongoing task or responsibility)
    Meine Frau managt den ganzen Papierkram.My wife deals with all the paperwork.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • managen” in Duden online
  • managen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache