No. 13,971 in German
fürchte
"Fürchte" is the first-person singular subjunctive or imperative form of "fürchten," meaning "fear" or "be afraid of."
In a sentence
Ich fürchte, dass es heute regnen wird.
I fear that it will rain today.
In this sentence, 'fürchte' is used to express concern about a possible event, reflecting a state of apprehension.
Er fürchtet sich vor Spinnen.
He is afraid of spiders.
Here, 'fürchtet' is combined with 'sich vor' to indicate a direct fear of something specific.
Sie fürchtete, den Zug verpasst zu haben.
She feared having missed the train.
In this example, 'fürchtete' is used in the past tense to express a retrospective concern about an event.
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