Verweigerst

Verweigerst is the second-person singular present tense form of the German verb verweigern. It translates to “you refuse” or “you deny” in English and is used when addressing someone informally (du). The base verb verweigern means to refuse, deny, or withhold something.

Verweigern is a regular, weak verb. Its present tense forms are: ich verweigere, du verweigerst, er verweigert, wir verweigern, ihr verweigert, sie verweigern. The form verweigerst specifically represents the du-form in the present tense. The verb can also appear in other tenses and moods, such as verweigerte (simple past) and habe verweigert (present perfect). The participle is verweigert.

Usage and nuance: verweigern is typically transitive and requires an object, such as a request, permission, or offering (den Antrag verweigern, die Auskunft verweigern). It can convey a firm or formal denial, sometimes with a sense of obligation or duty. In indirect or formal language, synonyms like ablehnen or ablehnen may be used, but verweigern often implies a concrete act of withholding or rejecting something openly.

Common expressions include verweigern die Teilnahme (to refuse participation) or verweigern eine Zustimmung (to withhold consent). In reflexive usage, sich weigern can mean to refuse to comply or to resist participation, though this usage is less common in everyday speech.

Etymology: verweigern derives from the prefix ver- combined with weigern (to refuse, resist). The term appears in Middle High German with related forms, and its modern form is standard German across German-speaking regions.