veralbern
to tease
To trick someone for fun, tease them, or make fun of them.
EXAMPLE
Willst du mich veralbern, oder meinst du das wirklich ernst?
Are you teasing me, or are you really serious?
veralbern
to tease
veralbern – veralberte – hat veralbert
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry veralbern, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Present
| ich | veralbere veralbre |
|---|---|
| du | veralberst |
| er/sie/es | veralbert |
| wir | veralbern |
| ihr | veralbert |
| sie | veralbern |
Simple past
| ich | veralberte |
|---|---|
| du | veralbertest |
| er/sie/es | veralberte |
| wir | veralberten |
| ihr | veralbertet |
| sie | veralberten |
Perfect
with haben
| ich | habe veralbert |
|---|---|
| du | hast veralbert |
| er/sie/es | hat veralbert |
| wir | haben veralbert |
| ihr | habt veralbert |
| sie | haben veralbert |
Commands
| du | veralber! veralbere!, veralbre! |
|---|---|
| ihr | veralbert! |
| Sie | veralbern Sie! |
Past perfect
| ich | hatte veralbert |
|---|---|
| du | hattest veralbert |
| er/sie/es | hatte veralbert |
| wir | hatten veralbert |
| ihr | hattet veralbert |
| sie | hatten veralbert |
Future
| ich | werde veralbern |
|---|---|
| du | wirst veralbern |
| er/sie/es | wird veralbern |
| wir | werden veralbern |
| ihr | werdet veralbern |
| sie | werden veralbern |
Subjunctive I
| ich | veralbere veralbre |
|---|---|
| du | veralberst |
| er/sie/es | veralbere veralbre |
| wir | veralbern |
| ihr | veralbert |
| sie | veralbern |
Used for reported speech.
Subjunctive II
| ich | veralberte |
|---|---|
| du | veralbertest |
| er/sie/es | veralberte |
| wir | veralberten |
| ihr | veralbertet |
| sie | veralberten |
Used for wishes and “would”.
Other forms
| infinitive | veralbern |
|---|---|
| with zu | zu veralbern |
| present participle | veralbernd |
| past participle | veralbert |
Usage tips
Word structure
'Veralbern' (to tease) is formed from 'ver-' and 'albern' (silly). The prefix 'ver-' is inseparable: the verb stays together even in a main clause, and the past participle 'veralbert' has no 'ge-'.
EXAMPLE
Im Unterricht veralbert er ständig seine Mitschüler.
He constantly teases his classmates during lessons.
Er hat seine Freunde nur veralbert.
He was only teasing his friends.
Accusative object
'Veralbern' (to tease) is often used with a person in the accusative case. The person being teased is therefore the direct object of the verb.
EXAMPLE
Mein Opa veralbert seine Enkel gern mit erfundenen Geschichten.
My grandpa likes to tease his grandchildren with made-up stories.
Colloquial language
'Veralbern' (to tease) is mainly used in spoken, informal language. It is particularly suited to joking or indignant questions and reactions.
EXAMPLE
Jetzt hör aber auf, mich zu veralbern!
Stop teasing me already!
In real life
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