sperren
/ˈʃpɛʁən/
to bar; to block, lock; to deactivate, to disable
- er/sie/es
- sperrt
- past
- sperrte
- past participle
- gesperrt
Meanings
- 1
to bar — entry to a place or system
Die Autobahn war aufgrund eines schweren Unfalls gesperrt.
The motorway was closed because of a major accident.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Warum bin ich gesperrt worden?
Why was I banned?
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to block, lock — to set measures in order to prevent access to a resource
Die Straße ist aufgrund eines Unfalls gesperrt.
The road is blocked because of an accident.
Tatoeba · Zaghawa · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sie mussten die Straße sperren.
They had to block off the street.
Tatoeba · Stuhr · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
to deactivate, to disable — to put a software functionality out of operation
- 4
to space out the letters of a word or text, for emphasisrare
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | sperre | sperrte |
| du | sperrst | sperrtest |
| er/sie/es | sperrt | sperrte |
| wir | sperren | sperrten |
| ihr | sperrt | sperrtet |
| sie/Sie | sperren | sperrten |