kauern
German
editEtymology
editEventually from Middle Low German kūren, whence also English cower. Used in standard German since the 18th century, either directly from German Low German (then with an artificial adaptation of the vocalism) or through an East Central German dialect.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editkauern (weak, third-person singular present kauert, past tense kauerte, past participle gekauert, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | kauern | ||||
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present participle | kauernd | ||||
past participle | gekauert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich kaure ich kauere ich kauer |
wir kauern | i | ich kauere ich kaure |
wir kauern |
du kauerst | ihr kauert | du kauerest du kaurest |
ihr kaueret ihr kauret | ||
er kauert | sie kauern | er kauere er kaure |
sie kauern | ||
preterite | ich kauerte | wir kauerten | ii | ich kauerte1 | wir kauerten1 |
du kauertest | ihr kauertet | du kauertest1 | ihr kauertet1 | ||
er kauerte | sie kauerten | er kauerte1 | sie kauerten1 | ||
imperative | kaure (du) kauer (du) kauere (du) |
kauert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.