verleumden
to slander
To deliberately spread false claims about someone that could damage their reputation.
EXAMPLE
Er verleumdete seine ehemalige Geschäftspartnerin im Internet.
He slandered his former business partner online.
verleumden
to slander
verleumden – verleumdete – hat verleumdet
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry verleumden, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Present
| ich | verleumde |
|---|---|
| du | verleumdest |
| er/sie/es | verleumdet |
| wir | verleumden |
| ihr | verleumdet |
| sie | verleumden |
Simple past
| ich | verleumdete |
|---|---|
| du | verleumdetest |
| er/sie/es | verleumdete |
| wir | verleumdeten |
| ihr | verleumdetet |
| sie | verleumdeten |
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with haben
| ich | habe verleumdet |
|---|---|
| du | hast verleumdet |
| er/sie/es | hat verleumdet |
| wir | haben verleumdet |
| ihr | habt verleumdet |
| sie | haben verleumdet |
Commands
| du | verleumde! verleumd! |
|---|---|
| ihr | verleumdet! |
| Sie | verleumden Sie! |
Past perfect
| ich | hatte verleumdet |
|---|---|
| du | hattest verleumdet |
| er/sie/es | hatte verleumdet |
| wir | hatten verleumdet |
| ihr | hattet verleumdet |
| sie | hatten verleumdet |
Future
| ich | werde verleumden |
|---|---|
| du | wirst verleumden |
| er/sie/es | wird verleumden |
| wir | werden verleumden |
| ihr | werdet verleumden |
| sie | werden verleumden |
Subjunctive I
| ich | verleumde |
|---|---|
| du | verleumdest |
| er/sie/es | verleumde |
| wir | verleumden |
| ihr | verleumdet |
| sie | verleumden |
Used for reported speech.
Subjunctive II
| ich | verleumdete |
|---|---|
| du | verleumdetest |
| er/sie/es | verleumdete |
| wir | verleumdeten |
| ihr | verleumdetet |
| sie | verleumdeten |
Used for wishes and “would”.
Other forms
| infinitive | verleumden |
|---|---|
| with zu | zu verleumden |
| present participle | verleumdend |
| past participle | verleumdet |
Usage tips
Accusative construction
'Verleumden' (to slander) is used directly with a person or institution in the accusative. The person being slandered is therefore the direct object of the verb.
EXAMPLE
Der Politiker verleumdete seinen Konkurrenten öffentlich.
The politician publicly slandered his rival.
Typical collocations
Common collocations include 'jemanden öffentlich verleumden' (to slander someone publicly), 'jemanden im Internet verleumden' (to slander someone online), and 'jemanden durch falsche Behauptungen verleumden' (to slander someone through false claims). The person's reputation is often also described as being damaged.
EXAMPLE
Eine anonyme Person verleumdete die Ärztin durch falsche Behauptungen in den sozialen Medien.
An anonymous person slandered the doctor through false claims on social media.
Register and context
'Verleumden' (to slander) is used in serious, public, or legal contexts when the accusation of damaging someone's reputation is particularly strong. The word therefore often appears in reports about the media, social networks, or court proceedings.
EXAMPLE
Der Unternehmer erklärte, dass ihn ein ehemaliger Mitarbeiter in mehreren Artikeln verleumdet habe.
The entrepreneur stated that a former employee had slandered him in several articles.
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