entscheiden
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German entscheiden, equivalent to ent- + scheiden. Cognate with German Low German entscheden, Dutch ontscheiden, Saterland Frisian undskede.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]entscheiden (class 1 strong, third-person singular present entscheidet, past tense entschied, past participle entschieden, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to decide, to make a decision [with ob (+ clause) ‘whether ...’ or zu (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
- (accusative reflexive) to opt, to decide [with für (+ accusative) ‘on something’ or zu (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
- Ich habe mich entschieden, ab nächster Woche nicht mehr zu rauchen.
- I have decided to quit smoking starting next week.
- Sie können sich jederzeit dafür entscheiden, keine Informationen preiszugeben.
- You can always opt not to disclose information.
- (transitive) to decide, to determine the outcome of
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | entscheiden | ||||
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present participle | entscheidend | ||||
past participle | entschieden | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich entscheide | wir entscheiden | i | ich entscheide | wir entscheiden |
du entscheidest | ihr entscheidet | du entscheidest | ihr entscheidet | ||
er entscheidet | sie entscheiden | er entscheide | sie entscheiden | ||
preterite | ich entschied | wir entschieden | ii | ich entschiede1 | wir entschieden1 |
du entschiedest du entschiedst |
ihr entschiedet | du entschiedest1 | ihr entschiedet1 | ||
er entschied | sie entschieden | er entschiede1 | sie entschieden1 | ||
imperative | entscheid (du) entscheide (du) |
entscheidet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “entscheiden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “entscheiden” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “entscheiden” in Duden online
- “entscheiden” in OpenThesaurus.de
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