verbnot in the study set
fremdschämen
/ˈfʁɛmtˌʃɛːmən/
to feel secondhand embarrassment; to feel ashamed about something someone else has done; to be embarrassed because someone else has embarrassed themselves; to cringe
- er/sie/es
- fremdschämt
- past
- fremdschämte
- past participle
- fremdgeschämt
- separable
- fremd | schämen
Meanings
- 1
to feel secondhand embarrassment; to feel ashamed about something someone else has done; to be embarrassed because someone else has embarrassed themselves (and doesn't notice); to cringe
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | fremdschäme | fremdschämte |
| du | fremdschämst | fremdschämtest |
| er/sie/es | fremdschämt | fremdschämte |
| wir | fremdschämen | fremdschämten |
| ihr | fremdschämt | fremdschämtet |
| sie/Sie | fremdschämen | fremdschämten |