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Narben

German, noun/ˈnarbən/

Narben is a German noun meaning “plural of Narbe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does Narben mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    plural of Narbe

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. sich mit eine Narbe schließen, Narbengewebe bilden 2. die äußere Seite des Tierfells (die Narbe) bearbeiten, zum Beispiel vom Tierhaar befreien

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Narben

  • narbe present
  • narbst present
  • narbt present
  • narbte past
  • narb! imperative singular
  • narbt! imperative plural
  • genarbt participle-2 perfect
  • haben auxiliary perfect
  • genarbt haben active infinitive perfect
  • genarbt werden processual-passive infinitive present
  • genarbt worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
  • genarbt sein statal-passive infinitive present
  • genarbt gewesen sein statal-passive infinitive perfect
  • zu narben active extended infinitive
  • genarbt zu haben active extended infinitive
  • genarbt zu werden processual-passive extended infinitive
  • genarbt worden zu sein processual-passive extended infinitive
  • genarbt zu sein statal-passive extended infinitive

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Narben?

  • /ˈnarbən/
  • [ˈnaʁ.bm̩]
  • [ˈnaɾ-]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Narben in German?

Narben appears 4.6 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).