dürsten
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German dürsten, dursten, from Old High German dursten, equivalent to Durst + -en.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]dürsten (weak, third-person singular present dürstet, past tense dürstete, past participle gedürstet, auxiliary haben)
- (poetic or higher register, often figurative) to thirst [with nach ‘for’]
- Synonym: dursten
- mich dürstet sehr ― I am very thirsty
- nach Neuem dürsten ― to thirst for new things
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | dürsten | ||||
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present participle | dürstend | ||||
past participle | gedürstet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich dürste | wir dürsten | i | ich dürste | wir dürsten |
du dürstest | ihr dürstet | du dürstest | ihr dürstet | ||
er dürstet | sie dürsten | er dürste | sie dürsten | ||
preterite | ich dürstete | wir dürsteten | ii | ich dürstete1 | wir dürsteten1 |
du dürstetest | ihr dürstetet | du dürstetest1 | ihr dürstetet1 | ||
er dürstete | sie dürsteten | er dürstete1 | sie dürsteten1 | ||
imperative | dürst (du) dürste (du) |
dürstet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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