kratzen
See also: Kratzen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German kratzen, from Old High German krazzōn, chrazzōn, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gred- (compare Albanian gërresë (“rasp, scraper”)).
Pronunciation
Verb
kratzen (weak, third-person singular present kratzt, past tense kratzte, past participle gekratzt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
infinitive | kratzen | ||||
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present participle | kratzend | ||||
past participle | gekratzt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich kratze | wir kratzen | i | ich kratze | wir kratzen |
du kratzt | ihr kratzt | du kratzest | ihr kratzet | ||
er kratzt | sie kratzen | er kratze | sie kratzen | ||
preterite | ich kratzte | wir kratzten | ii | ich kratzte1 | wir kratzten1 |
du kratztest | ihr kratztet | du kratztest1 | ihr kratztet1 | ||
er kratzte | sie kratzten | er kratzte1 | sie kratzten1 | ||
imperative | kratz (du) kratze (du) |
kratzt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- abkratzen
- aufkratzen
- die Kurve kratzen
- Kratzen
- Kratzer
- Kratzbaum (“scratching post”) (for a cat)
- Kratzbürste
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