Inhibierst

Inhibierst is the second-person singular present tense form of the German verb inhibieren, meaning to inhibit, restrain, or suppress. The verb is a loanword from Latin inhibere (to hold back), entering German in the modern era through scientific usage. It is used in everyday language as well as in technical contexts to describe reducing or blocking activity, impulse, or progress.

Grammar and conjugation: Inhibieren belongs to the regular -ieren verbs in German. Present tense forms are: ich inhibiere, du inhibierst, er inhibiert, wir inhibieren, ihr inhibiert, sie inhibieren. The stem is inhibier-; the endings follow the standard pattern for -ieren verbs. The participle is inhibiert; the past tense Perfekt uses haben + inhibiert.

Usage notes: In scientific fields such as biology, medicine, and pharmacology, inhibieren describes blocking enzymes, receptors, or metabolic pathways. In everyday speech, speakers may prefer synonyms like hemmen or unterdrücken, depending on nuance. The form inhibierst specifically signals address to the you form in the present tense.

Examples: Du inhibierst das Zellwachstum durch einen hemmenden Faktor. Wenn du deinen Impuls inhibierst, triffst du eine überlegte Entscheidung. Inhibieren can also be used with nouns to describe the action of an inhibitor, for example ein hemmender Molekül inhibiert einen Enzymweg.

See also: inhibieren, Hemmung, Hemmstoffe.