erdenken
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German erdenken, from Old High German irdenchan. By surface analysis, er- + denken.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]erdenken (irregular weak, third-person singular present erdenkt, past tense erdachte, past participle erdacht, past subjunctive erdächte, auxiliary haben)
- to think up
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | erdenken | ||||
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present participle | erdenkend | ||||
past participle | erdacht | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich erdenke | wir erdenken | i | ich erdenke | wir erdenken |
du erdenkst | ihr erdenkt | du erdenkest | ihr erdenket | ||
er erdenkt | sie erdenken | er erdenke | sie erdenken | ||
preterite | ich erdachte | wir erdachten | ii | ich erdächte1 | wir erdächten1 |
du erdachtest | ihr erdachtet | du erdächtest1 | ihr erdächtet1 | ||
er erdachte | sie erdachten | er erdächte1 | sie erdächten1 | ||
imperative | erdenk (du) erdenke (du) |
erdenkt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
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- German terms inherited from Middle High German
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- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms prefixed with er-
- German 3-syllable words
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- German lemmas
- German verbs
- German weak verbs
- German irregular weak verbs
- German verbs using haben as auxiliary