entzücken
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German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German enzücken. Equivalent to ent- (“de-, off, away”) + zücken (“to pull”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]entzücken (weak, third-person singular present entzückt, past tense entzückte, past participle entzückt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, originally religion) to ravish, enrapture, enthral
- Synonyms: verzücken, entrücken, begeistern, hinreißen
- (transitive, by semantic weakening) to delight, please, gladden
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | entzücken | ||||
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present participle | entzückend | ||||
past participle | entzückt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich entzücke | wir entzücken | i | ich entzücke | wir entzücken |
du entzückst | ihr entzückt | du entzückest | ihr entzücket | ||
er entzückt | sie entzücken | er entzücke | sie entzücken | ||
preterite | ich entzückte | wir entzückten | ii | ich entzückte1 | wir entzückten1 |
du entzücktest | ihr entzücktet | du entzücktest1 | ihr entzücktet1 | ||
er entzückte | sie entzückten | er entzückte1 | sie entzückten1 | ||
imperative | entzück (du) entzücke (du) |
entzückt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
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