wandern
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German wandern, from Old High German *wantarōn, from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editwandern (weak, third-person singular present wandert, past tense wanderte, past participle gewandert, auxiliary sein or (rare) haben)
- (intransitive) to hike
- Ich war im Wald wandern, als ich das Reh sah.
- I was hiking in the woods when I saw the deer.
- (intransitive) to wander, to migrate, to move spontaneously, to end up (somewhere)
- Lassen Sie Ihren Gedanken einfach wandern.
- Just let your thoughts wander.
- Die Elektronen wandern zur Anode.
- The electrons migrate to the anode.
- Ich fürchte, du wirst in den Knast wandern.
- I'm afraid you'll end up in jail.
Usage notes
edit- The auxiliary is necessarily sein when a direction is given: Wir sind zum See gewandert. (“We took a hike to the lake.”) Without a direction, both auxiliaries are possible, but sein is still vastly predominant: In diesen Bergen sind/haben wir oft gewandert. (“We used to take frequent hikes in these mountains.”)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | wandern | ||||
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present participle | wandernd | ||||
past participle | gewandert | ||||
auxiliary | sein or haben1 | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich wandre ich wandere ich wander |
wir wandern | i | ich wandere ich wandre |
wir wandern |
du wanderst | ihr wandert | du wanderest du wandrest |
ihr wanderet ihr wandret | ||
er wandert | sie wandern | er wandere er wandre |
sie wandern | ||
preterite | ich wanderte | wir wanderten | ii | ich wanderte2 | wir wanderten2 |
du wandertest | ihr wandertet | du wandertest2 | ihr wandertet2 | ||
er wanderte | sie wanderten | er wanderte2 | sie wanderten2 | ||
imperative | wandre (du) wander (du) wandere (du) |
wandert (ihr) |
1Rare.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Rare.
Hyponyms
editDerived terms
editRelated terms
edit- Wanderarbeiter
- Wanderausflug
- Wanderausstellung
- Wanderbursche
- Wanderdrossel
- Wanderer
- Wanderfalke
- Wanderfalter
- Wanderfisch
- Wandergeselle
- Wanderhackbau
- Wanderheuschrecke
- Wanderniere
- Wanderpokal
- Wanderprediger
- Wanderratte
- Wanderschaft
- Wanderschuh
- Wanderschuh
- Wandersfrau
- Wandersmann
- Wandersport
- Wanderstab
- Wanderstiefel
- Wanderstock
- Wandertag
- Wandertaube
- Wanderung
- Wanderverein
- Wandervogel
- Wanderwart
- Wanderzirkus
Descendants
edit- → Silesian: wandrować
Further reading
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