aussprechen

== German == === Etymology === From aus- +‎ sprechen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌʃprɛçən/, [ˈʔäo̯(s)ˌʃpʁɛçn̩] Hyphenation: aus‧spre‧chen === Verb === aussprechen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present spricht aus, past tense sprach aus, past participle ausgesprochen, past subjunctive spräche aus, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to pronounce (sound a word, give it a pronunciation) (reflexive) to be pronounced; to have a certain pronunciation (transitive) to pronounce (e.g. a verdict); but not used as freely as in English (transitive) to utter; to articulate (especially something awkward or hitherto secret) (reflexive) to declare oneself in favour of; to declare oneself for; to recommend [with für (+ accusative)] (intransitive) to say everything one wants to say; to finish (reflexive) to pour one's heart out; to disbosom oneself [with bei (+ dative)] (reflexive) to talk things out (resolve a problem by talking) [with mit (+ dative)] ==== Usage notes ==== Except in the sense “to finish”, the German verb is never intransitive. Hence, for “he pronounces clearly” one will say: er spricht deutlich, or: er hat eine deutliche Aussprache. Neither can aussprechen be used for English speak out. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== Aussprache ausgesprochen unaussprechlich === Further reading === “aussprechen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “aussprechen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “aussprechen” in Duden online “aussprechen” in OpenThesaurus.de