wachen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German wachēn, from Old High German wahhēn, from Proto-West Germanic *wakēn, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną. Cognate to English wake.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]wachen (weak, third-person singular present wacht, past tense wachte, past participle gewacht, auxiliary sein)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | wachen | ||||
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present participle | wachend | ||||
past participle | gewacht | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich wache | wir wachen | i | ich wache | wir wachen |
du wachst | ihr wacht | du wachest | ihr wachet | ||
er wacht | sie wachen | er wache | sie wachen | ||
preterite | ich wachte | wir wachten | ii | ich wachte1 | wir wachten1 |
du wachtest | ihr wachtet | du wachtest1 | ihr wachtet1 | ||
er wachte | sie wachten | er wachte1 | sie wachten1 | ||
imperative | wach (du) wache (du) |
wacht (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- German terms inherited from Old High German
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- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
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- Rhymes:German/axən
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- German verbs
- German weak verbs
- German verbs using sein as auxiliary