brausen
See also: Brausen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German brūsen, from Old High German *brūsen, from Proto-Germanic *brūsijaną (“to break; crack; crackle”). More at bruise. The sense "to shower" is a back-formation from Brause.
Pronunciation
Verb
brausen (weak, third-person singular present braust, past tense brauste, past participle gebraust, auxiliary haben or sein)
- to make dissonant noise; roar, as done by wind or water
- to drive fast; race
- Das Auto braust über die Autobahn.
- The car races over the highway.
- (dated) to shower
Conjugation
infinitive | brausen | ||||
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present participle | brausend | ||||
past participle | gebraust | ||||
auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich brause | wir brausen | i | ich brause | wir brausen |
du braust | ihr braust | du brausest | ihr brauset | ||
er braust | sie brausen | er brause | sie brausen | ||
preterite | ich brauste | wir brausten | ii | ich brauste1 | wir brausten1 |
du braustest | ihr braustet | du braustest1 | ihr braustet1 | ||
er brauste | sie brausten | er brauste1 | sie brausten1 | ||
imperative | braus (du) brause (du) |
braust (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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