cringen
German edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
cringen (weak, third-person singular present cringt, past tense cringte, past participle gecringt, auxiliary haben)
- (youth slang) to cringe
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Conjugation edit
infinitive | cringen | ||||
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present participle | cringend | ||||
past participle | gecringt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich cringe | wir cringen | i | ich cringe | wir cringen |
du cringst | ihr cringt | du cringest | ihr cringet | ||
er cringt | sie cringen | er cringe | sie cringen | ||
preterite | ich cringte | wir cringten | ii | ich cringte1 | wir cringten1 |
du cringtest | ihr cringtet | du cringtest1 | ihr cringtet1 | ||
er cringte | sie cringten | er cringte1 | sie cringten1 | ||
imperative | cring (du) cringe (du) |
cringt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “cringen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch *kringan, from Proto-Germanic *kringaną.
Verb edit
cringen
- (intransitive) to turn oneself (in a direction)
- (intransitive) to turn away
Inflection edit
Strong class 3 | ||
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Infinitive | cringen | |
3rd sg. past | cranc | |
3rd pl. past | crongen | |
Past participle | gecrongen | |
Infinitive | cringen | |
In genitive | cringens | |
In dative | cringene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | cringe | cranc |
2nd singular | crincs, cringes | croncs, cronges |
3rd singular | crinct, cringet | cranc |
1st plural | cringen | crongen |
2nd plural | crinct, cringet | cronct, cronget |
3rd plural | cringen | crongen |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | cringe | cronge |
2nd singular | crincs, cringes | cronges |
3rd singular | cringe | cronge |
1st plural | cringen | crongen |
2nd plural | crinct, cringet | cronget |
3rd plural | cringen | crongen |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | crinc, cringe | |
Plural | crinct, cringet | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | cringende | gecrongen |
Further reading edit
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “cringen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN