grüßen
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German grüezen from Old High German gruozzen, from Proto-West Germanic *grōtijan. Cognate with English greet, Old Saxon grōtian, Dutch groeten.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]grüßen (weak, third-person singular present grüßt, past tense grüßte, past participle gegrüßt, auxiliary haben)
- to greet
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | grüßen | ||||
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present participle | grüßend | ||||
past participle | gegrüßt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich grüße | wir grüßen | i | ich grüße | wir grüßen |
du grüßt | ihr grüßt | du grüßest | ihr grüßet | ||
er grüßt | sie grüßen | er grüße | sie grüßen | ||
preterite | ich grüßte | wir grüßten | ii | ich grüßte1 | wir grüßten1 |
du grüßtest | ihr grüßtet | du grüßtest1 | ihr grüßtet1 | ||
er grüßte | sie grüßten | er grüßte1 | sie grüßten1 | ||
imperative | grüß (du) grüße (du) |
grüßt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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