wälzen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German welzen, from Old High German welzen, from Proto-West Germanic *waltijan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]wälzen (weak, third-person singular present wälzt, past tense wälzte, past participle gewälzt, auxiliary haben)
- to roll
- Ich habe diesen großen Stein durch das Feld gewälzt, denn ich konnte ihn nicht aufheben.
- I rolled this big stone across the field because I couldn't lift it.
- (reflexive) to wriggle, writhe, toss and turn
- Er konnte nicht einschlafen, sondern wälzte sich unruhig im Bett.
- He couldn't fall asleep, he was tossing and turning restlessly in bed.
- (informal) to browse (a book)
- Synonyms: blättern, durchblättern
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | wälzen | ||||
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present participle | wälzend | ||||
past participle | gewälzt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich wälze | wir wälzen | i | ich wälze | wir wälzen |
du wälzt | ihr wälzt | du wälzest | ihr wälzet | ||
er wälzt | sie wälzen | er wälze | sie wälzen | ||
preterite | ich wälzte | wir wälzten | ii | ich wälzte1 | wir wälzten1 |
du wälztest | ihr wälztet | du wälztest1 | ihr wälztet1 | ||
er wälzte | sie wälzten | er wälzte1 | sie wälzten1 | ||
imperative | wälz (du) wälze (du) |
wälzt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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