Verb
covern
Pronunciation: /ˈkavɐn/
to cover (to perform a musical piece by someone else)
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Meanings
Verb
- to cover (to perform a musical piece by someone else)
Example sentence
Die Band covert auf jedem Konzert einen alten Schlager.
The band covers an old pop classic at every concert.
Word forms
infinitive
covern
he/she/it
covert
simple past
coverte
perfect
hat gecovert
Verb conjugation
Present
ichcovere
ducoverst
er / sie / escovert
wircovern
ihrcovert
sie / Siecovern
Past (Präteritum)
ichcoverte
ducovertest
er / sie / escoverte
wircoverten
ihrcovertet
sie / Siecoverten
Perfect (Perfekt)
ichhabe gecovert
duhast gecovert
er / sie / eshat gecovert
wirhaben gecovert
ihrhabt gecovert
sie / Siehaben gecovert
Imperative
ducover!
ihrcovert!
Siecovern Sie!
Usage
- ein Lied covern — Perform a song originally recorded or performed by another artist.
- covert / hat gecovert — German verb endings attach to the borrowed stem cover-.
Für das Schulfest coverte die Band einen bekannten Popsong.
For the school festival, the band covered a well-known pop song.