immerwährend
everlasting
Existing without interruption or end; lasting forever. The word is used mainly in elevated language.
EXAMPLE
Die Menschen sehnten sich nach einem immerwährenden Frieden.
People longed for everlasting peace.
immerwährend
everlasting
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry immerwährend, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | immerwährend |
|---|
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to immerwährend.
After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to immerwährend.
Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
Add the ending to immerwährend.
Usage tips
Word formation
'Immerwährend' (everlasting) consists of 'immer' (always) and 'während' (lasting). The element 'während' is a participle form of the verb 'währen' (to last), which expresses duration over time.
EXAMPLE
Sie träumte von einem Ort mit immerwährendem Sommer.
She dreamed of a place with everlasting summer.
Typical collocations
Typical collocations include 'immerwährender Frieden' (everlasting peace), 'immerwährende Liebe' (everlasting love), and 'immerwährendes Glück' (everlasting happiness). In such collocations, the adjective often expresses a strong wish or an ideal.
EXAMPLE
In ihren Briefen versprach sie ihm immerwährende Liebe.
In her letters, she promised him everlasting love.
Describing cycles
In collocations such as 'immerwährender Kreislauf' (everlasting cycle) or 'immerwährender Wechsel' (everlasting change), the word refers to processes that repeat continuously. Here, the adjective describes the continuation of the entire process, even though individual states change.
EXAMPLE
Das Wasser bewegt sich in einem immerwährenden Kreislauf zwischen Meer, Wolken und Land.
Water moves in an everlasting cycle between the sea, the clouds, and the land.
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