schüren
See also: schuren
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German schürn, from Old High German scuren, from Proto-West Germanic *skeran, from Proto-Germanic *skeraną, see also Old English scieran, Old Frisian skera, Old Saxon sceran, Old High German skeran.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editschüren (weak, third-person singular present schürt, past tense schürte, past participle geschürt, auxiliary haben)
- to poke, stoke (to poke a fire to remove ash or promote burning)
- ein Feuer schüren
- eine Glut schüren
- (transitive, by extension) to stoke, stir up, fuel (an emotion in someone)
- Der Angriff schürt Ängste vor einer Invasion.
- The attack stirs up fears of an invasion.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | schüren | ||||
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present participle | schürend | ||||
past participle | geschürt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schüre | wir schüren | i | ich schüre | wir schüren |
du schürst | ihr schürt | du schürest | ihr schüret | ||
er schürt | sie schüren | er schüre | sie schüren | ||
preterite | ich schürte | wir schürten | ii | ich schürte1 | wir schürten1 |
du schürtest | ihr schürtet | du schürtest1 | ihr schürtet1 | ||
er schürte | sie schürten | er schürte1 | sie schürten1 | ||
imperative | schür (du) schüre (du) |
schürt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
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