leaken
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English leak, equivalent to Leak + -en. Doublet of lechen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]leaken (weak, third-person singular present leakt, past tense leakte, past participle geleakt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to leak (to reveal secret information to the public)
- Synonyms: durchstechen, durchsickern lassen
- (Internet slang)
- (transitive, reflexive) to post a picture of (something)
- Synonym: zeigen
- (by extension, transitive) to share, reveal, spill
- (transitive, reflexive) to post a picture of (something)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | leaken | ||||
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present participle | leakend | ||||
past participle | geleakt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich leake | wir leaken | i | ich leake | wir leaken |
du leakst | ihr leakt | du leakest | ihr leaket | ||
er leakt | sie leaken | er leake | sie leaken | ||
preterite | ich leakte | wir leakten | ii | ich leakte1 | wir leakten1 |
du leaktest | ihr leaktet | du leaktest1 | ihr leaktet1 | ||
er leakte | sie leakten | er leakte1 | sie leakten1 | ||
imperative | leak (du) leake (du) |
leakt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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