Adjective

hörig

Based on: hören
1.

to be in thrall, to be completely obedient to

(Here, the old sense of "listening to orders" is still alive. The person to whom you're obedient is in Dative.)
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The meaning of “gehören”

'gehören' means 'to belong'. But why? What does 'hören' have to do with it? That's what we'll find out today.

Vocab: gehören, das Gehör, gehorchen, sich gehören

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How many meanings does the German word 'hörig' have?

hörig has 1 distinct meaning: 1. to be in thrall, to be completely obedient to.

What is 'hörig' related to?

The word 'hörig' is related to hören.

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The meaning of “gehören”
'gehören' means 'to belong'. But why? What does 'hören' have to do with it? That's what we'll find out today.
Vocab: gehören, das Gehör, gehorchen, sich gehören
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