Verb
labern
Pronunciation: /ˈlaːbɐn/
to talk or speak unnecessarily lengthily; to talk idly; to engage in unsubstantiated talk; to babble
C2
rank #9,457
Meanings
Verb
- to talk or speak unnecessarily lengthily; to talk idly; to engage in unsubstantiated talk; to babble
- to chat; to talk among each other (usually about light topics); the verb retains a certain nuance, but becomes rather neutral
Example sentence
Und? Was habt ihr gemacht? — Och, nur Kaffee getrunken und schön mal gelabert.
So? What did you guys do? — Oh, we just drank coffee and had a nice chat.
Word forms
infinitive
labern
he/she/it
labert
simple past
laberte
perfect
hat gelabert
Verb conjugation
Present
ichlabere
dulaberst
er / sie / eslabert
wirlabern
ihrlabert
sie / Sielabern
Past (Präteritum)
ichlaberte
dulabertest
er / sie / eslaberte
wirlaberten
ihrlabertet
sie / Sielaberten
Perfect (Perfekt)
ichhabe gelabert
duhast gelabert
er / sie / eshat gelabert
wirhaben gelabert
ihrhabt gelabert
sie / Siehaben gelabert
Imperative
dulaber!
ihrlabert!
Sielabern Sie!
Usage
- stundenlang labern — Talk on and on; informal and often dismissive.
- labern / sich unterhalten — Babble or chatter versus have a conversation; labern can sound rude.
Wir saßen im Café und haben über alles Mögliche gelabert.
We sat in the café chatting about all sorts of things.