wachen
See also: Wachen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German wachēn, from Old High German wahhēn, from Proto-West Germanic *wakēn, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną. Cognate to English wake.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvaχən/, [ˈvaχn̩]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -axən
- Hyphenation: wa‧chen
Verb
wachen (weak, third-person singular present wacht, past tense wachte, past participle gewacht, auxiliary sein)
Conjugation
| infinitive | wachen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | wachend | ||||
| past participle | gewacht | ||||
| auxiliary | sein | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich wache | wir wachen | i | ich wache | wir wachen |
| du wachst | ihr wacht | du wachest | ihr wachet | ||
| er wacht | sie wachen | er wache | sie wachen | ||
| preterite | ich wachte | wir wachten | ii | ich wachte1 | wir wachten1 |
| du wachtest | ihr wachtet | du wachtest1 | ihr wachtet1 | ||
| er wachte | sie wachten | er wachte1 | sie wachten1 | ||
| imperative | wach (du) wache (du) |
wacht (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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