patzen
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Etymology
From batzen (“to be soft or sticky; to do surface-level work”), itself from backen (“to stick together; cake”), a sense that derived from the idea of baking.
Pronunciation
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Verb
patzen (weak, third-person singular present patzt, past tense patzte, past participle gepatzt, auxiliary haben)
- to blunder
Conjugation
| infinitive | patzen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | patzend | ||||
| past participle | gepatzt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich patze | wir patzen | i | ich patze | wir patzen |
| du patzt | ihr patzt | du patzest | ihr patzet | ||
| er patzt | sie patzen | er patze | sie patzen | ||
| preterite | ich patzte | wir patzten | ii | ich patzte1 | wir patzten1 |
| du patztest | ihr patztet | du patztest1 | ihr patztet1 | ||
| er patzte | sie patzten | er patzte1 | sie patzten1 | ||
| imperative | patz (du) patze (du) |
patzt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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