wildern
to poach
To hunt or capture wild animals as an unauthorized person in someone else’s hunting grounds.
EXAMPLE
Die Männer wildern nachts im Schutzgebiet.
The men are poaching in the protected area at night.
wildern
to poach
wildern – wilderte – hat gewildert
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Meanings
wildern
to poach / encroach
To operate without permission or in competition within another person’s area of responsibility or field of activity.
EXAMPLE
Die neue Firma wildert mit ihren Angeboten im Kundenstamm der Konkurrenz.
With its offers, the new company is poaching from the competition's customer base.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry wildern, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Present
| ich | wildere wildre |
|---|---|
| du | wilderst |
| er/sie/es | wildert |
| wir | wildern |
| ihr | wildert |
| sie | wildern |
Simple past
| ich | wilderte |
|---|---|
| du | wildertest |
| er/sie/es | wilderte |
| wir | wilderten |
| ihr | wildertet |
| sie | wilderten |
Perfect
with haben
| ich | habe gewildert |
|---|---|
| du | hast gewildert |
| er/sie/es | hat gewildert |
| wir | haben gewildert |
| ihr | habt gewildert |
| sie | haben gewildert |
Commands
| du | wildere! wilder!, wildre! |
|---|---|
| ihr | wildert! |
| Sie | wildern Sie! |
Past perfect
| ich | hatte gewildert |
|---|---|
| du | hattest gewildert |
| er/sie/es | hatte gewildert |
| wir | hatten gewildert |
| ihr | hattet gewildert |
| sie | hatten gewildert |
Future
| ich | werde wildern |
|---|---|
| du | wirst wildern |
| er/sie/es | wird wildern |
| wir | werden wildern |
| ihr | werdet wildern |
| sie | werden wildern |
Subjunctive I
| ich | wildere wildre |
|---|---|
| du | wilderst |
| er/sie/es | wildere wildre |
| wir | wildern |
| ihr | wildert |
| sie | wildern |
Used for reported speech.
Subjunctive II
| ich | wilderte |
|---|---|
| du | wildertest |
| er/sie/es | wilderte |
| wir | wilderten |
| ihr | wildertet |
| sie | wilderten |
Used for wishes and “would”.
Other forms
| infinitive | wildern |
|---|---|
| with zu | zu wildern |
| present participle | wildernd |
| past participle | gewildert |
Usage tips
Sentence structure with a preposition
'Wildern' (to poach) is often used with 'in' and the dative when a foreign area or another party’s area of responsibility is meant. The verb is usually used without a direct accusative object.
EXAMPLE
Die Firma wildert inzwischen im Zuständigkeitsbereich eines größeren Anbieters.
The company is now poaching in the area of responsibility of a larger provider.
Typical collocations
In the sense of illegal hunting, 'wildern' (to poach) is often used with words from the fields of hunting and nature conservation, for example 'im Revier' (in the hunting grounds), 'im Schutzgebiet' (in the protected area), or 'nachts' (at night).
EXAMPLE
Der Förster entdeckte, dass in seinem Revier gewildert worden war.
The forester discovered that poaching had taken place in his hunting grounds.
Context clue
Words such as 'Wild' (game), 'Jagd' (hunting), or 'Revier' (hunting grounds) point to the hunting meaning. When the subject is companies, customers, offers, or areas of responsibility, 'wildern' (to poach) is usually used figuratively to mean engaging in unauthorized competition.
EXAMPLE
Der Konzern wildert neuerdings im Geschäftsfeld kleiner Handwerksbetriebe.
The corporation has recently been poaching in the business area of small craft businesses.
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