ausborgen
German, verb/ˈaʊ̯sˌbɔʁɡn̩/
ausborgen is spelled A-U-S-B-O-R-G-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 99,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ausborgen is a German verb meaning “to borrow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas freiwillig in den Besitz einer anderen Person geben, allerdings das Eigentum behalten”.
What does ausborgen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to borrow
Kann ich diesen Bleistift ausborgen?
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas freiwillig in den Besitz einer anderen Person geben, allerdings das Eigentum behalten 2. etwas zeitweilig aus dem Besitz einer anderen Person bekommen, die das Eigentum behält
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 ausborgen
- borgt aus present singular third-person
- borgte aus past
- ausgeborgt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- ausborgend participle present
- auszuborgen infinitive infinitive-zu
- borge aus first-person indicative present
- borgen aus first-person indicative plural
- borgst aus indicative present second-person
- borgest aus second-person singular subjunctive
- borget aus plural second-person subjunctive
- borgten aus first-person indicative plural
- borgtest aus indicative preterite second-person
- borgtet aus indicative plural preterite
- borg aus! imperative singular
- borge aus! imperative singular
- borgt aus! imperative plural
- ausgeborgt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ausborgen?
- /ˈaʊ̯sˌbɔʁɡn̩/
- [ˈaʊ̯sˌbɔʁɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ausborgen in German?
ausborgen appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).