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You say that Serapion the martyr, lived several centuries ago, and that, consequently, I cannot be that martyr, presumably for the reason that human beings cannot remain so long on this earth.Sie sagen daß der Märtyrer Serapion vor vielen hundert Jahren lebte und daß ich folglich nicht jener Märtyrer sein könne, wahrscheinlich aus dem Grunde, weil Menschen nicht so lange auf Erden zu wandeln vermögen.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
But if I am not mad, and if I am really Serapion the martyr, it is insane to set about arguing me out of that, and leading me to adopt the Fixed Idea that I am Count P. of M.Bin ich aber nicht wahnsinnig und wirklich der Märtyrer Serapion, so ist es wieder ein törichtes Unternehmen mir das ausreden und mich erst zu der fixen Idee treiben zu wollen, daß ich der Graf P aus M. und zu Großem berufen sei.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
But Serapion the martyr, had no connection with that monk, who, in the fury of his asceticism, did battle against human nature.So ist es, doch dieser Märtyrer hat nichts gemein mit jenem Mönch, der in aszetischer Wut gegen die Natur selbst ankämpfte.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
You maintain that it is a case of Fixed Idea that I believe myself to be Serapion the martyr—and I am quite aware that many persons hold the same opinion, or pretend that they do.Sie behaupten, es sei fixe Idee, daß ich mich für den Märtyrer Serapion halte, und ich weiß recht gut, daß viele Leute dasselbe glauben oder vielleicht nur so tun als ob sie es glaubten.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
I am Serapion the martyr, to whom you allude.'Der Märtyrer Serapion, von dem Sie sprechen, bin ich selbst.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
But they, too, are gathered together, a heavenly host, "a multitude of angels, patriarchs, prophets, apostles, martyrs, confessors, virgins and other righteous ones."Aber auch sie sind versammelt, die himmlischen Heerscharen, »eine Anzahl von Engeln, Patriarchen, Propheten, Aposteln, Märtyrern, Bekennern, Jungfrauen und anderen Gerechtern.Canetti, Elias / Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias / Masse und MachtMasse und MachtCanetti, Elias© by Claassen Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 1960Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias© 1960 by Claassen Verlag, Hamburg© 1962, 1973 by Victor Gollancz Ltd
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martyr crown
Märtyrerkrone
martyred expression
Duldermiene
Word forms
martyr
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | martyr | martyrs |
Possessive case | martyr's | martyrs' |
martyr
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | martyred |
Imperative | martyr |
Present Participle (Participle I) | martyring |
Past Participle (Participle II) | martyred |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I martyr | we martyr |
you martyr | you martyr |
he/she/it martyrs | they martyr |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am martyring | we are martyring |
you are martyring | you are martyring |
he/she/it is martyring | they are martyring |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have martyred | we have martyred |
you have martyred | you have martyred |
he/she/it has martyred | they have martyred |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been martyring | we have been martyring |
you have been martyring | you have been martyring |
he/she/it has been martyring | they have been martyring |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I martyred | we martyred |
you martyred | you martyred |
he/she/it martyred | they martyred |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was martyring | we were martyring |
you were martyring | you were martyring |
he/she/it was martyring | they were martyring |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had martyred | we had martyred |
you had martyred | you had martyred |
he/she/it had martyred | they had martyred |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been martyring | we had been martyring |
you had been martyring | you had been martyring |
he/she/it had been martyring | they had been martyring |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will martyr | we shall/will martyr |
you will martyr | you will martyr |
he/she/it will martyr | they will martyr |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be martyring | we shall/will be martyring |
you will be martyring | you will be martyring |
he/she/it will be martyring | they will be martyring |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have martyred | we shall/will have martyred |
you will have martyred | you will have martyred |
he/she/it will have martyred | they will have martyred |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been martyring | we shall/will have been martyring |
you will have been martyring | you will have been martyring |
he/she/it will have been martyring | they will have been martyring |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would martyr | we should/would martyr |
you would martyr | you would martyr |
he/she/it would martyr | they would martyr |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be martyring | we should/would be martyring |
you would be martyring | you would be martyring |
he/she/it would be martyring | they would be martyring |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have martyred | we should/would have martyred |
you would have martyred | you would have martyred |
he/she/it would have martyred | they would have martyred |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been martyring | we should/would have been martyring |
you would have been martyring | you would have been martyring |
he/she/it would have been martyring | they would have been martyring |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am martyred | we are martyred |
you are martyred | you are martyred |
he/she/it is martyred | they are martyred |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being martyred | we are being martyred |
you are being martyred | you are being martyred |
he/she/it is being martyred | they are being martyred |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been martyred | we have been martyred |
you have been martyred | you have been martyred |
he/she/it has been martyred | they have been martyred |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was martyred | we were martyred |
you were martyred | you were martyred |
he/she/it was martyred | they were martyred |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being martyred | we were being martyred |
you were being martyred | you were being martyred |
he/she/it was being martyred | they were being martyred |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been martyred | we had been martyred |
you had been martyred | you had been martyred |
he/she/it had been martyred | they had been martyred |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be martyred | we shall/will be martyred |
you will be martyred | you will be martyred |
he/she/it will be martyred | they will be martyred |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been martyred | we shall/will have been martyred |
you will have been martyred | you will have been martyred |
he/she/it will have been martyred | they will have been martyred |