waten
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German waten, from Old High German watan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną. The form is East Central German with open-syllable lengthening before -t-; compare the variants above.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈvaːtən/, [vaː.tn̩], [ʋ-], [-tən]
Audio: (file) Audio (Austria): (file) - Homophone: warten (some speakers)
- Rhymes: -aːtn̩
Verb
[edit]waten (weak, third-person singular present watet, past tense watete, past participle gewatet, auxiliary sein)
- to wade
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | waten | ||||
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present participle | watend | ||||
past participle | gewatet | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich wate | wir waten | i | ich wate | wir waten |
du watest | ihr watet | du watest | ihr watet | ||
er watet | sie waten | er wate | sie waten | ||
preterite | ich watete | wir wateten | ii | ich watete1 | wir wateten1 |
du watetest | ihr watetet | du watetest1 | ihr watetet1 | ||
er watete | sie wateten | er watete1 | sie wateten1 | ||
imperative | wat (du) wate (du) |
watet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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- Rhymes:German/aːtn̩
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