tränken
German
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German trenken, from Proto-West Germanic *drankijan (“to cause to drink”), compare Dutch drenken, Old English drenċan (modern English drench).
Pronunciation
Verb
tränken (weak, third-person singular present tränkt, past tense tränkte, past participle getränkt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to water (to provide (animals) with water)
Conjugation
infinitive | tränken | ||||
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present participle | tränkend | ||||
past participle | getränkt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich tränke | wir tränken | i | ich tränke | wir tränken |
du tränkst | ihr tränkt | du tränkest | ihr tränket | ||
er tränkt | sie tränken | er tränke | sie tränken | ||
preterite | ich tränkte | wir tränkten | ii | ich tränkte1 | wir tränkten1 |
du tränktest | ihr tränktet | du tränktest1 | ihr tränktet1 | ||
er tränkte | sie tränkten | er tränkte1 | sie tränkten1 | ||
imperative | tränk (du) tränke (du) |
tränkt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
Verb
tränken
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