zünden
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German zünden, from Old High German zunden, ultimately from the root of Zunder. Akin to English tind, Swedish tända, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (tandjan).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editzünden (weak, third-person singular present zündet, past tense zündete, past participle gezündet, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | zünden | ||||
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present participle | zündend | ||||
past participle | gezündet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich zünde | wir zünden | i | ich zünde | wir zünden |
du zündest | ihr zündet | du zündest | ihr zündet | ||
er zündet | sie zünden | er zünde | sie zünden | ||
preterite | ich zündete | wir zündeten | ii | ich zündete1 | wir zündeten1 |
du zündetest | ihr zündetet | du zündetest1 | ihr zündetet1 | ||
er zündete | sie zündeten | er zündete1 | sie zündeten1 | ||
imperative | zünd (du) zünde (du) |
zündet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
edit- anzünden (“to light, set on fire”)
- eine zündende Idee
- entzünden (“to ignite; to inflame”)
- Entzündung (“inflammation”)
- zündend
- Zünder (“fuse”)
- Zündholz (“match”)
- Zündholzschachtel
- Zündkabel
- Zündkerze (“spark plug”)
- Zündkerzenstecker
- Zündquelle (“ignition source”)
- Zündschlüssel (“ignition key, car key”)
- Zündschnur
- Zündung (“ignition”)
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