empfinden
German
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle High German enpfinden, entfinden, from Old High German intfindan. By surface analysis, ent- + finden.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editempfinden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present empfindet, past tense empfand, past participle empfunden, past subjunctive empfände, auxiliary haben)
- to feel; to sense; to perceive something through the sense organs.
- Er empfand die Kälte am ganzen Körper.
- He felt the cold all over his body.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | empfinden | ||||
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present participle | empfindend | ||||
past participle | empfunden | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich empfinde | wir empfinden | i | ich empfinde | wir empfinden |
du empfindest | ihr empfindet | du empfindest | ihr empfindet | ||
er empfindet | sie empfinden | er empfinde | sie empfinden | ||
preterite | ich empfand | wir empfanden | ii | ich empfände1 | wir empfänden1 |
du empfandest du empfandst |
ihr empfandet | du empfändest1 | ihr empfändet1 | ||
er empfand | sie empfanden | er empfände1 | sie empfänden1 | ||
imperative | empfind (du) empfinde (du) |
empfindet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “empfinden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “empfinden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “empfinden” in Duden online
- “empfinden” in OpenThesaurus.de
Anagrams
edit- impfenden (“being vaccinated”)
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