cringen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]cringen (weak, third-person singular present cringt, past tense cringte, past participle gecringt, auxiliary haben)
- (youth slang) to cringe
- 2023 January 30, Uli Hannemann, “WDR und Klamroths Beziehung: Hart unfair”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
- Wie kann man sich da als CDU, SPD oder Rundfunkrat ein derart windschiefes Argumentationshäuschen zusammenzimmern, bei dessen Anblick sich noch das dümmste der drei kleinen Schweinchen schier zu Tode cringen würde: […]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | cringen | ||||
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present participle | cringend | ||||
past participle | gecringt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich cringe | wir cringen | i | ich cringe | wir cringen |
du cringst | ihr cringt | du cringest | ihr cringet | ||
er cringt | sie cringen | er cringe | sie cringen | ||
preterite | ich cringte | wir cringten | ii | ich cringte1 | wir cringten1 |
du cringtest | ihr cringtet | du cringtest1 | ihr cringtet1 | ||
er cringte | sie cringten | er cringte1 | sie cringten1 | ||
imperative | cring (du) cringe (du) |
cringt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “cringen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Middle Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Dutch *kringan, from Proto-Germanic *kringaną.
Verb
[edit]cringen
- (intransitive) to turn oneself (in a direction)
- (intransitive) to turn away
Inflection
[edit]Strong class 3 | ||
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Infinitive | cringen | |
3rd sg. past | cranc | |
3rd pl. past | crongen | |
Past participle | gecrongen | |
Infinitive | cringen | |
In genitive | cringens | |
In dative | cringene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | cringe | cranc |
2nd singular | crincs, cringes | croncs, cronges |
3rd singular | crinct, cringet | cranc |
1st plural | cringen | crongen |
2nd plural | crinct, cringet | cronct, cronget |
3rd plural | cringen | crongen |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | cringe | cronge |
2nd singular | crincs, cringes | cronges |
3rd singular | cringe | cronge |
1st plural | cringen | crongen |
2nd plural | crinct, cringet | cronget |
3rd plural | cringen | crongen |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | crinc, cringe | |
Plural | crinct, cringet | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | cringende | gecrongen |
Further reading
[edit]- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “cringen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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