tarnen
German
editEtymology
editEarly 20th century, a borrowing (inspired by older Tarnkappe) from Middle High German tarnen, from Old High German tarnen, from Proto-West Germanic *darnijan.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edittarnen (weak, third-person singular present tarnt, past tense tarnte, past participle getarnt, auxiliary haben)
- (military) to camouflage
- (by extension) to mask, disguise, hide, cover
- (science fiction) to cloak
Conjugation
editinfinitive | tarnen | ||||
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present participle | tarnend | ||||
past participle | getarnt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich tarne | wir tarnen | i | ich tarne | wir tarnen |
du tarnst | ihr tarnt | du tarnest | ihr tarnet | ||
er tarnt | sie tarnen | er tarne | sie tarnen | ||
preterite | ich tarnte | wir tarnten | ii | ich tarnte1 | wir tarnten1 |
du tarntest | ihr tarntet | du tarntest1 | ihr tarntet1 | ||
er tarnte | sie tarnten | er tarnte1 | sie tarnten1 | ||
imperative | tarn (du) tarne (du) |
tarnt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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