nerven
Meaning
to annoy, to irritate
Concepts
bug
annoy
nerve
bother
irritate
nark
vex
hassle
rile
chafe
devil
get at
get to
gravel
nettle
rag
mental
nervous
bedevil
cark
chevvy
chevy
chivvy
chivy
eat into
harry
haunt
molest
provoke
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ner‧ven
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnɛʁfən/
Etymology
From Nerv (“nerve”) via the expression auf die Nerven gehen (“to get on (someone's) nerves”).
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
Start learning German with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "nerven" and many other words and sentences in German.
Go to our German course page
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Questions
