sparen

sparen c

1. definite singular of spar
2. definite singular of spare

From Middle Dutch sparen, from Old Dutch *sparon, from Proto-Germanic *sparōną.

• IPA^(key): /ˈspaːrə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: spa‧ren
• Rhymes: -aːrən

sparen

1. (transitive) to spare, leave untouched

   Synonym: ontzien

2. (transitive) to save up

Conjugation of sparen (weak)
infinitive	sparen
past singular	spaarde
past participle	gespaard
infinitive	sparen
gerund	sparen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	spaar	spaarde
2nd person sing. (jij)	spaart, spaar2	spaarde
2nd person sing. (u)	spaart	spaarde
2nd person sing. (gij)	spaart	spaarde
3rd person singular	spaart	spaarde
plural	sparen	spaarden
subjunctive sing.1	spare	spaarde
subjunctive plur.1	sparen	spaarden
imperative sing.	spaar
imperative plur.1	spaart
participles	sparend	gespaard
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

• Afrikaans: spaar
• Negerhollands: spaar, spaer
• → Caribbean Javanese: separ, nyepar
• → Papiamentu: spar, spaar

• raspen

From Middle High German sparn, from Old High German sparēn, sparōn, from Proto-West Germanic *sparēn. Compare English spare.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpaːrən/, [ˈʃpaː.ʁən], [ʃpaː(ɐ̯)n]

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• Homophone: Spahn (some speakers, chiefly in casual speech)

sparen (weak, third-person singular present spart, past tense sparte, past participle gespart, auxiliary haben)

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

   Ich spare mein Geld für ein neues Auto.

   I'm saving my money for a new car.

2. (transitive) to save, to conserve (for example energy)

   Die Heizung herunterdrehen, um Energie zu sparen.

   Turn the heat down to save energy.

3. (transitive, figuratively with dative reflexive, often with können) to save, be able to save (as unnecessary or useless), keep something to oneself

   Du kannst dir den Atem sparen, er hört nicht auf dich.

   You can save your breath, he's not listening to you.

   Spar dir dein Gesülze! ― Keep your smooth-talk to yourself!

4. (ditransitive) to save, to spare (from effort, an unpleasant or unnecessary task)

   Synonym: ersparen (much more common)

   Danke für den Zucker, du sparst mir einen Besuch im Laden.

   Thanks for the sugar, you're sparing me a visit to the store.

• “sparen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “sparen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “sparen” in Duden online
• “sparen” in OpenThesaurus.de
• Friedrich Kluge (1883) “sparen”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891