gackern
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See also: Gackern
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of imitative origin (lautmalend)
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]gackern (weak, third-person singular present gackert, past tense gackerte, past participle gegackert, auxiliary haben)
- to cackle (to give the loud repetitive cry of a chicken; to laugh in a way reminiscent of this)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | gackern | ||||
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present participle | gackernd | ||||
past participle | gegackert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich gackre ich gackere ich gacker |
wir gackern | i | ich gackere ich gackre |
wir gackern |
du gackerst | ihr gackert | du gackerest du gackrest |
ihr gackeret ihr gackret | ||
er gackert | sie gackern | er gackere er gackre |
sie gackern | ||
preterite | ich gackerte | wir gackerten | ii | ich gackerte1 | wir gackerten1 |
du gackertest | ihr gackertet | du gackertest1 | ihr gackertet1 | ||
er gackerte | sie gackerten | er gackerte1 | sie gackerten1 | ||
imperative | gackre (du) gacker (du) gackere (du) |
gackert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.