bemühen

B1#2,717

Hear it

verbdated

to make an effort
to trouble oneself
to employ, to cite, to trot outof arguments, approaches, examples, now especially of ones considered trite or unconvincing
to betake oneselfto a location despite inconvenience
to call for, to ask forsomeone's presence or aid

Forms

Present

I	bemühe
you	bemühst
he, she, it	bemüht
we	bemühen
you (plural)	bemüht
they	bemühen

Preterite

I	bemühte
you	bemühtest
he, she, it	bemühte
we	bemühten
you (plural)	bemühtet
they	bemühten

Subjunctive I

I	bemühe
you	bemühest
he, she, it	bemühe
we	bemühen
you (plural)	bemühet
they	bemühen

Subjunctive II

I	bemühte
you	bemühtest
he, she, it	bemühte
we	bemühten
you (plural)	bemühtet
they	bemühten

Imperative

you	bemüh / bemühe
you (plural)	bemüht

Other forms

infinitive	bemühen
past participle	bemüht
present participle	bemühend

Used in the library

Um den Zaun muss sich jemand bemühen, jedes Jahr.Somebody has to take trouble over the fence, every year.B1Noch einmal, bitte (10) — Once more, please (10) (B1)
Um den Weg muss sich jemand bemühen, jedes Jahr.Somebody has to take trouble over the path, every year.B1Noch einmal, bitte (17) — Once more, please (17) (B1)
Wir bemühen uns um eine Lösung, seit drei Jahren.We have been striving for a solution for three years.B1Noch einmal, bitte (3) — Once more, please (3) (B1)

Other ways to say it

sich Mühe gebento make an effort, to give it one's best shot, to try one's best.

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