schrumpfen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʁʊm(p)fən/, [ˈʃʁʊmpfən], [ˈʃʁʊmpfɱ̩], [ˈʃʁʊmfən], [ˈʃʁʊmfɱ̩]
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Verb

schrumpfen (third-person singular simple present schrumpft, past tense schrumpfte, past participle geschrumpft, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (intransitive) to shrink (auxiliary verb sein)
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 25/2010, page 129:
      Zudem schrumpfen in Deutschland die Jahrgänge. Das Angebot an Arbeitnehmern, auch im Top-Bereich, wird bald nicht mehr reichen, um den Bedarf zu decken.
      In addition the age groups are shrinking in Germany. The supply of workers, also in the top region, will soon be no longer sufficient to cover the demand.
  2. (transitive) to shrink (auxiliary verb haben)

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