knurren
German edit
Etymology edit
Imitative. Compare Dutch knorren. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
knurren (weak, third-person singular present knurrt, past tense knurrte, past participle geknurrt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to growl, to grunt, to grumble
Conjugation edit
infinitive | knurren | ||||
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present participle | knurrend | ||||
past participle | geknurrt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich knurre | wir knurren | i | ich knurre | wir knurren |
du knurrst | ihr knurrt | du knurrest | ihr knurret | ||
er knurrt | sie knurren | er knurre | sie knurren | ||
preterite | ich knurrte | wir knurrten | ii | ich knurrte1 | wir knurrten1 |
du knurrtest | ihr knurrtet | du knurrtest1 | ihr knurrtet1 | ||
er knurrte | sie knurrten | er knurrte1 | sie knurrten1 | ||
imperative | knurr (du) knurre (du) |
knurrt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.