kritzeln
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Diminutive of Middle High German kritzen, from Old High German krizzōn (“to scratch”), probably from the root of modern kratzen (“to scratch”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]kritzeln (weak, third-person singular present kritzelt, past tense kritzelte, past participle gekritzelt, auxiliary haben)
- to scribble (write carelessly)
- to scrawl (write irregularly)
- Synonym: krakeln
- to write in very small letters
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | kritzeln | ||||
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present participle | kritzelnd | ||||
past participle | gekritzelt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich kritzle ich kritzele ich kritzel |
wir kritzeln | i | ich kritzele ich kritzle |
wir kritzeln |
du kritzelst | ihr kritzelt | du kritzelest du kritzlest |
ihr kritzelet ihr kritzlet | ||
er kritzelt | sie kritzeln | er kritzele er kritzle |
sie kritzeln | ||
preterite | ich kritzelte | wir kritzelten | ii | ich kritzelte1 | wir kritzelten1 |
du kritzeltest | ihr kritzeltet | du kritzeltest1 | ihr kritzeltet1 | ||
er kritzelte | sie kritzelten | er kritzelte1 | sie kritzelten1 | ||
imperative | kritzle (du) kritzel (du) kritzele (du) |
kritzelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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