lauschen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German lūschen, akin to Middle Low German lûschen, ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *hlūd (“loud”), compare English listen.
Pronunciation
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[edit]lauschen (weak, third-person singular present lauscht, past tense lauschte, past participle gelauscht, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to listen (to wait for a sound)
- (intransitive) to eavesdrop
- 1924, Friedrich Bernhard Störzner, Das weiße Männchen auf dem Kirchberge, in: Reinhardtswalder Sagenbüchlein, Buchhandlung Otto Schmidt, page 11:
- Bis gegen 11 Uhr saß der Einsiedler vor der Hütte, schmauchte sein Pfeifchen und lauschte in die stille Nacht hinaus.
- Until about 11 o’clock the hermit sat in front of the hut, puffed away at his little pipe and listened out into the silent night.
- 1924, Friedrich Bernhard Störzner, Das weiße Männchen auf dem Kirchberge, in: Reinhardtswalder Sagenbüchlein, Buchhandlung Otto Schmidt, page 11:
- (transitive) to listen [with dative ‘to someone/something’]
- Lausch meinem Wunsch — wecke die Macht in meinem Herz.
- Listen to my wish — awaken the power in my heart.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | lauschen | ||||
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present participle | lauschend | ||||
past participle | gelauscht | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich lausche | wir lauschen | i | ich lausche | wir lauschen |
du lauschst du lauscht1 |
ihr lauscht | du lauschest | ihr lauschet | ||
er lauscht | sie lauschen | er lausche | sie lauschen | ||
preterite | ich lauschte | wir lauschten | ii | ich lauschte2 | wir lauschten2 |
du lauschtest | ihr lauschtet | du lauschtest2 | ihr lauschtet2 | ||
er lauschte | sie lauschten | er lauschte2 | sie lauschten2 | ||
imperative | lausch (du) lausche (du) |
lauscht (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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