bangen
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German bangen, pangen, from Middle High German bange (“fear”). Compare Middle High German angen (“to fear”). More at bang.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bangen (weak, third-person singular present bangt, past tense bangte, past participle gebangt, auxiliary haben)
- to feel dread or fear, especially for someone else without being able to do something about it.
- Sie bangte um sein Leben.
- She feared for his life.
Conjugation edit
infinitive | bangen | ||||
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present participle | bangend | ||||
past participle | gebangt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich bange | wir bangen | i | ich bange | wir bangen |
du bangst | ihr bangt | du bangest | ihr banget | ||
er bangt | sie bangen | er bange | sie bangen | ||
preterite | ich bangte | wir bangten | ii | ich bangte1 | wir bangten1 |
du bangtest | ihr bangtet | du bangtest1 | ihr bangtet1 | ||
er bangte | sie bangten | er bangte1 | sie bangten1 | ||
imperative | bang (du) bange (du) |
bangt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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