Verb
drohen
to threaten
A2
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Meanings
Verb
- to threaten
- to loom, to be able to happen in the future [with dative ‘to someone’] (of negative events or consequences, often expressed in English as "there is a risk of...")
- to be in danger of something, to be on the verge of something, to threaten
In a sentence
Sie drohte den Jugendlichen mit der Polizei.
She threatened the youths with the police.
Forms
infinitive
drohen
he/she/it
droht
simple past
drohte
perfect
hat gedroht
takes + Akkusativ; mit + Dativ