fleißen
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German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German vlīzen, from Old High German flīzan, from Proto-West Germanic *flītan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]fleißen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present fleißt, past tense fliss, past participle geflissen, auxiliary haben)
- (archaic) to strive
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Romans 15:20 (with KJV translation)
- und mich sonderlich geflissen, das Evangelium zu predigen, wo Christi Name nicht bekannt war, auf daß ich nicht auf einen fremden Grund baute
- Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Romans 15:20 (with KJV translation)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | fleißen | ||||
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present participle | fleißend | ||||
past participle | geflissen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich fleiße | wir fleißen | i | ich fleiße | wir fleißen |
du fleißt | ihr fleißt | du fleißest | ihr fleißet | ||
er fleißt | sie fleißen | er fleiße | sie fleißen | ||
preterite | ich fliss | wir flissen | ii | ich flisse1 | wir flissen1 |
du flissest du flisst |
ihr flisst | du flissest1 du flisst1 |
ihr flisset1 ihr flisst1 | ||
er fliss | sie flissen | er flisse1 | sie flissen1 | ||
imperative | fleiß (du) fleiße (du) |
fleißt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “fleißen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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