saften
See also: Säften
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
saften
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Etymology edit
From Saft.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
saften (weak, third-person singular present saftet, past tense saftete, past participle gesaftet, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to make juice
- Unsere Saftpresse hat sich bewährt, sie saftet ohne Ende.
- Our juicer was worth it; it makes juice like anything.
- (intransitive) to exude juice or another liquid
- Der weiche Untergrund unter unseren Füßen saftete mehr und mehr.
- The soft ground under our feet let out more and more liquid.
- (intransitive) to be or become full of sap
- Im Frühling saften die Bäume, allen voran die Birken.
- In spring the trees are full of sap, especially the birches.
- (intransitive, informal) to make inappropriate comments
- Wenn der hier so weiter saftet, kommen wir mit unserer Besprechung nie zum Schluss.
- If he’s just going to talk nonsense, we’ll never get this meeting over with.
Usage notes edit
- The verb is rare in all of the above senses.
Conjugation edit
infinitive | saften | ||||
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present participle | saftend | ||||
past participle | gesaftet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich safte | wir saften | i | ich safte | wir saften |
du saftest | ihr saftet | du saftest | ihr saftet | ||
er saftet | sie saften | er safte | sie saften | ||
preterite | ich saftete | wir safteten | ii | ich saftete1 | wir safteten1 |
du saftetest | ihr saftetet | du saftetest1 | ihr saftetet1 | ||
er saftete | sie safteten | er saftete1 | sie safteten1 | ||
imperative | saft (du) safte (du) |
saftet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Noun edit
saften m or f
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saften