wackeln
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German wacken, cognate with English waggle.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
wackeln (weak, third-person singular present wackelt, past tense wackelte, past participle gewackelt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation edit
infinitive | wackeln | ||||
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present participle | wackelnd | ||||
past participle | gewackelt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich wackle ich wackele ich wackel |
wir wackeln | i | ich wackele ich wackle |
wir wackeln |
du wackelst | ihr wackelt | du wackelest du wacklest |
ihr wackelet ihr wacklet | ||
er wackelt | sie wackeln | er wackele er wackle |
sie wackeln | ||
preterite | ich wackelte | wir wackelten | ii | ich wackelte1 | wir wackelten1 |
du wackeltest | ihr wackeltet | du wackeltest1 | ihr wackeltet1 | ||
er wackelte | sie wackelten | er wackelte1 | sie wackelten1 | ||
imperative | wackle (du) wackel (du) wackele (du) |
wackelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Low German edit
Etymology edit
A doublet of waggeln, probably under High German influence. Cognate with English waggle and Dutch waggelen.
Verb edit
wackeln (past singular wackel, past participle wackelt, auxiliary verb hebben)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of wackeln (weak verb)
infinitive | wackeln | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | wackel | wackel |
2nd person singular | wackelst | wackelst |
3rd person singular | wackelt | wackel |
plural | wackelt | wackeln |
imperative | present | — |
singular | wackel | |
plural | wackelt | |
participle | present | past |
wackel | wackelt | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |