knutschen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From East Central German and eastern German Low German [Term?]. Originally the same word as knautschen (“to squeeze”), which see for more.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]knutschen (weak, third-person singular present knutscht, past tense knutschte, past participle geknutscht, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, intransitive or reflexive) to kiss passionately; to neck; to make out; to smooch
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | knutschen | ||||
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present participle | knutschend | ||||
past participle | geknutscht | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich knutsche | wir knutschen | i | ich knutsche | wir knutschen |
du knutschst du knutscht1 |
ihr knutscht | du knutschest | ihr knutschet | ||
er knutscht | sie knutschen | er knutsche | sie knutschen | ||
preterite | ich knutschte | wir knutschten | ii | ich knutschte2 | wir knutschten2 |
du knutschtest | ihr knutschtet | du knutschtest2 | ihr knutschtet2 | ||
er knutschte | sie knutschten | er knutschte2 | sie knutschten2 | ||
imperative | knutsch (du) knutsche (du) |
knutscht (ihr) |
1Permitted officially in Austria; used colloquially throughout the German-speaking area.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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