kritzeln
German edit
Etymology edit
Diminutive of Middle High German kritzen, from Old High German krizzōn (“to scratch”), probably from the root of modern kratzen (“to scratch”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kritzeln (weak, third-person singular present kritzelt, past tense kritzelte, past participle gekritzelt, auxiliary haben)
- to scribble (write carelessly)
- to scrawl (write irregularly)
- Synonym: krakeln
- to write in very small letters
Conjugation edit
infinitive | kritzeln | ||||
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present participle | kritzelnd | ||||
past participle | gekritzelt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich kritzle ich kritzele ich kritzel |
wir kritzeln | i | ich kritzele ich kritzle |
wir kritzeln |
du kritzelst | ihr kritzelt | du kritzelest du kritzlest |
ihr kritzelet ihr kritzlet | ||
er kritzelt | sie kritzeln | er kritzele er kritzle |
sie kritzeln | ||
preterite | ich kritzelte | wir kritzelten | ii | ich kritzelte1 | wir kritzelten1 |
du kritzeltest | ihr kritzeltet | du kritzeltest1 | ihr kritzeltet1 | ||
er kritzelte | sie kritzelten | er kritzelte1 | sie kritzelten1 | ||
imperative | kritzle (du) kritzel (du) kritzele (du) |
kritzelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.