What does “gemobbt” mean in German?

Junge wird gemobbt – dann kommt die Biker-Gang

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gemobbt
English loanword, German grammar
“bullied” — an English word wearing full German verb conjugation

This story about a bullied boy uses gemobbt, the past participle of mobben — a verb Germans built directly from English “to mob.” Once borrowed, it was fully naturalized: mobben conjugates like any regular German weak verb, with the standard ge-…-t participle pattern, exactly as if it had always been German.

German absorbs English verbs this way all the time — see also chillen (to chill, → gechillt), downloaden (→ gedownloadet/downgeloadet), and updaten (→ upgedatet). The loanword supplies the meaning; German grammar supplies the conjugation, no exceptions made.

How common are the words?

How common are the words in this A2 German listening practice video?

90.1%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common German words
Most of the words in this video are common German words.

How common in written German

85.9%
Top 1,000
90.1%
Top 2,000
95.8%
Top 5,000

How common in spoken German

93.8%
Top 1,000
100%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Words for talking
This video uses words people often say in German.

Harder words in this video

These words are harder than A2. Here is what they mean.

ärgerten
1×
Not in top 5,000
mobber
1×
Not in top 5,000
bully
überglücklich
1×
Not in top 5,000
overjoyed
gemobbt
1×
Not in top 5,000
biker
2×
Not in top 5,000
(brand) Biker — motorcycle enthusiast
Biker Gang
1×
a group of motorcyclists with bonds

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-DE 2011 (spoken). These numbers are close, not perfect.

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