Vokabahn

sparen

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Verb

sparen

Pronunciation: /ˈʃpaːrən/

to save up; to accumulate, to put aside (for a specific purpose)

The German verb sparen means to save up; to accumulate, to put aside in English.

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All meanings of sparen

Verb
  1. to save up; to accumulate, to put aside (for a specific purpose)
  2. to save, to conserve (for example energy)
  3. to save, be able to save (as unnecessary or useless), keep something to oneself
  4. to save, to spare (from effort, an unpleasant or unnecessary task)

sparen in a German sentence

Was kann ich tun, um Zeit zu sparen?

What can I do in order to save time?

Forms of sparen

infinitive sparen
he/she/it spart
simple past sparte
perfect hat gespart

takes + Akkusativ

sparen — all forms

Present

ichspare
dusparst
er / sie / esspart
wirsparen
ihrspart
sie / Siesparen

Past (Präteritum)

ichsparte
duspartest
er / sie / essparte
wirsparten
ihrspartet
sie / Siesparten

Perfect (Perfekt)

ichhabe gespart
duhast gespart
er / sie / eshat gespart
wirhaben gespart
ihrhabt gespart
sie / Siehaben gespart

Imperative

duspar!
ihrspart!
Siesparen Sie!