schweigen
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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Middle High German swīgen, from Old High German swīgēn, from Proto-West Germanic *swīgēn. The verb was originally weak, but developed strong forms in early Middle High German.
schweigen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schweigt, past tense schwieg, past participle geschwiegen, auxiliary haben)
infinitive | schweigen | ||||
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present participle | schweigend | ||||
past participle | geschwiegen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schweige | wir schweigen | i | ich schweige | wir schweigen |
du schweigst | ihr schweigt | du schweigest | ihr schweiget | ||
er schweigt | sie schweigen | er schweige | sie schweigen | ||
preterite | ich schwieg | wir schwiegen | ii | ich schwiege1 | wir schwiegen1 |
du schwiegst | ihr schwiegt | du schwiegest1 du schwiegst1 |
ihr schwieget1 ihr schwiegt1 | ||
er schwieg | sie schwiegen | er schwiege1 | sie schwiegen1 | ||
imperative | schweig (du) schweige (du) |
schweigt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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