schnurren
See also: Schnurren
German
    
    Etymology
    
From Middle High German snurren, ablaut variant of snarren (whence modern schnarren), ultimately of imitative origin (lautmalend). Cognate with Dutch snorren; compare also English snarl.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈʃnʊʁən/
 Audio (file) - Hyphenation: schnur‧ren
 
Verb
    
schnurren (weak, third-person singular present schnurrt, past tense schnurrte, past participle geschnurrt, auxiliary haben)
- (of cats etc.) to purr (produce a vibrating, whirring sound, especially when satisfied)
- Unsere Hauskatze schnurrt immer, wenn sie merkt, dass ihr Mahl vorbereitet wird.
- Our house cat always purrs when she notices that her meal is being prepared.
 
 
 - (figurative, of an engine or mechanism) to produce a “healthy” sound that indicates good function
 
Conjugation
    
| infinitive | schnurren | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | schnurrend | ||||
| past participle | geschnurrt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich schnurre | wir schnurren | i | ich schnurre | wir schnurren | 
| du schnurrst | ihr schnurrt | du schnurrest | ihr schnurret | ||
| er schnurrt | sie schnurren | er schnurre | sie schnurren | ||
| preterite | ich schnurrte | wir schnurrten | ii | ich schnurrte1 | wir schnurrten1 | 
| du schnurrtest | ihr schnurrtet | du schnurrtest1 | ihr schnurrtet1 | ||
| er schnurrte | sie schnurrten | er schnurrte1 | sie schnurrten1 | ||
| imperative | schnurr (du) schnurre (du)  | 
schnurrt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
    
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