verpönt
taboo
Strongly rejected by a group or society and therefore regarded as undesirable or unacceptable.
EXAMPLE
In diesem Club ist es verpönt, während des Essens zu telefonieren.
In this club, it is taboo to use your phone while eating.
verpönt
taboo
verpönt – verpönter – am verpöntesten
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry verpönt, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | verpönt |
|---|---|
| comparative | verpönter |
| superlative | am verpöntesten |
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 |
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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 |
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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 verpönt.
Usage tips
Sentence pattern
'Verpönt' (taboo) is often used predicatively with 'sein' (to be) or 'gelten' (to be regarded as). Behaviors, habits, or actions often appear as the subject; the fixed expression 'als verpönt gelten' (to be regarded as taboo) is also very common.
EXAMPLE
In unserer Bibliothek ist lautes Essen verpönt.
In our library, eating noisily is taboo.
In vielen Betrieben gilt es als verpönt, private Nachrichten während der Arbeitszeit zu schreiben.
In many companies, it is considered taboo to write private messages during working hours.
Typical collocations
Common collocations include 'gesellschaftlich verpönt' (socially taboo), 'moralisch verpönt' (morally taboo), and 'in einer Gruppe verpönt' (taboo in a group). The adjective often describes rules or expectations that are not always laid down in writing.
EXAMPLE
In dem kleinen Dorf war es gesellschaftlich verpönt, offen über Geld zu sprechen.
In the small village, it was socially taboo to talk openly about money.
Register
'Verpönt' (taboo) belongs more to elevated or written language, but it is also used in conversations about social rules and etiquette.
EXAMPLE
Es ist heute zunehmend verpönt, Menschen wegen ihrer Kleidung zu beurteilen.
It is becoming increasingly taboo to judge people based on their clothing.
In real life
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