leuchten
See also: Leuchten
German
editEtymology
editFrom Old High German liuhten, from Proto-West Germanic *liuhtijan, from Proto-Germanic *liuhtijaną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editleuchten (weak, third-person singular present leuchtet, past tense leuchtete, past participle geleuchtet, auxiliary haben)
- to shine
- 1597, Philipp Nicolai, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern:
- Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern!
- How bright the morning star shines!
Conjugation
editinfinitive | leuchten | ||||
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present participle | leuchtend | ||||
past participle | geleuchtet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich leuchte | wir leuchten | i | ich leuchte | wir leuchten |
du leuchtest | ihr leuchtet | du leuchtest | ihr leuchtet | ||
er leuchtet | sie leuchten | er leuchte | sie leuchten | ||
preterite | ich leuchtete | wir leuchteten | ii | ich leuchtete1 | wir leuchteten1 |
du leuchtetest | ihr leuchtetet | du leuchtetest1 | ihr leuchtetet1 | ||
er leuchtete | sie leuchteten | er leuchtete1 | sie leuchteten1 | ||
imperative | leucht (du) leuchte (du) |
leuchtet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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