hatschen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unclear. Middle High German hakezen (“to limp”) and Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj, “pilgrimage”) have been proposed as possible origins.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]hatschen (weak, third-person singular present hatscht, past tense hatschte, past participle gehatscht, auxiliary sein)
- (Austria, Bavaria, informal) to walk in a clumsy, sluggish and rather slow manner; to plod
- Synonym: latschen
- (Austria, Bavaria, informal) to walk with a limp
- Synonym: hinken
- (Austria, Bavaria, informal) to walk a long exhausting distance
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | hatschen | ||||
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present participle | hatschend | ||||
past participle | gehatscht | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich hatsche | wir hatschen | i | ich hatsche | wir hatschen |
du hatschst du hatscht1 |
ihr hatscht | du hatschest | ihr hatschet | ||
er hatscht | sie hatschen | er hatsche | sie hatschen | ||
preterite | ich hatschte | wir hatschten | ii | ich hatschte2 | wir hatschten2 |
du hatschtest | ihr hatschtet | du hatschtest2 | ihr hatschtet2 | ||
er hatschte | sie hatschten | er hatschte2 | sie hatschten2 | ||
imperative | hatsch (du) hatsche (du) |
hatscht (ihr) |
1Permitted officially in Austria; used colloquially throughout the German-speaking area.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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