Verb
mangeln
Pronunciation: /ˈmaŋəln/
to lack, to be needed [with dative ‘to/for someone/something’] (idiomatically translated by English lack with the dative object as the subject)
C2
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Meanings
Verb
- to lack, to be needed [with dative ‘to/for someone/something’] (idiomatically translated by English lack with the dative object as the subject)
- for there to be a lack [with dative ‘to someone/something’ and an (+ dative) ‘of something’] (idiomatically translated by English lack with the dative object as the...
Example sentence
Der Herr ist mein Hirte, mir wird nichts mangeln.
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.
Word forms
infinitive
mangeln
he/she/it
mangelt
simple past
mangelte
perfect
hat gemangelt
takes an + Dativ
Verb conjugation
Present
ichmangle
dumangelst
er / sie / esmangelt
wirmangeln
ihrmangelt
sie / Siemangeln
Past (Präteritum)
ichmangelte
dumangeltest
er / sie / esmangelte
wirmangelten
ihrmangeltet
sie / Siemangelten
Perfect (Perfekt)
ichhabe gemangelt
duhast gemangelt
er / sie / eshat gemangelt
wirhaben gemangelt
ihrhabt gemangelt
sie / Siehaben gemangelt
Imperative
dumangel!
ihrmangelt!
Siemangeln Sie!
Usage
- Es mangelt uns an Zeit. — We lack time; experiencer dative, an + dative names what is missing
- jemandem mangelt der Mut — more literary: someone lacks courage; the missing thing is the subject
Bei dem Projekt hat es nicht an guten Ideen gemangelt.
There was no shortage of good ideas for the project.