schweifen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German sweifen, from Old High German sweifan, from Proto-West Germanic *swaipan, from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]schweifen (weak, third-person singular present schweift, past tense schweifte, past participle geschweift, auxiliary haben or sein)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | schweifen | ||||
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present participle | schweifend | ||||
past participle | geschweift | ||||
auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schweife | wir schweifen | i | ich schweife | wir schweifen |
du schweifst | ihr schweift | du schweifest | ihr schweifet | ||
er schweift | sie schweifen | er schweife | sie schweifen | ||
preterite | ich schweifte | wir schweiften | ii | ich schweifte1 | wir schweiften1 |
du schweiftest | ihr schweiftet | du schweiftest1 | ihr schweiftet1 | ||
er schweifte | sie schweiften | er schweifte1 | sie schweiften1 | ||
imperative | schweif (du) schweife (du) |
schweift (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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