No. 14,023 in German
gehorchen
To obey.
In a sentence
Das Kind gehorcht seinen Eltern immer.
The child always obeys his parents.
Here, 'gehorcht' is used to show the action of obedience made by the subject towards the object in the dative case.
Es ist wichtig, den Regeln zu gehorchen.
It is important to obey the rules.
The infinitive form 'zu gehorchen' is used after the introductory phrase 'Es ist wichtig' to indicate a necessary action.
Wir sollten der Lehrerin gehorchen, um den Unterricht geordnet zu halten.
We should obey the teacher to keep the class organized.
'Gehorchen' is conjugated as 'gehorchen' to correspond with the subject 'wir' in a subjunctive mood to denote advice or suggestion.
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