benetzen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German benetzen, from Old High German binezzen, derived from nezzen, from Proto-Germanic *natjaną, from *nataz (“wet”), whence German nass. Equivalent to be- + netzen, which simplex is highly archaic. The relation with nass is typically not recognised by contemporary speakers, who may in fact associate it with Netz (“net”), as if meaning “to coat with a film of liquid as with a net”.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbenetzen (weak, third-person singular present benetzt, past tense benetzte, past participle benetzt, auxiliary haben)
- (formal, literary) to moisten; to wet (a surface)
- Synonym: befeuchten
Conjugation
editinfinitive | benetzen | ||||
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present participle | benetzend | ||||
past participle | benetzt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich benetze | wir benetzen | i | ich benetze | wir benetzen |
du benetzt | ihr benetzt | du benetzest | ihr benetzet | ||
er benetzt | sie benetzen | er benetze | sie benetzen | ||
preterite | ich benetzte | wir benetzten | ii | ich benetzte1 | wir benetzten1 |
du benetztest | ihr benetztet | du benetztest1 | ihr benetztet1 | ||
er benetzte | sie benetzten | er benetzte1 | sie benetzten1 | ||
imperative | benetz (du) benetze (du) |
benetzt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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