lottern
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]lottern (weak, third-person singular present lottert, past tense lotterte, past participle gelottert, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive, dated) to loiter, to indulge
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | lottern | ||||
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present participle | lotternd | ||||
past participle | gelottert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich lottre ich lottere ich lotter |
wir lottern | i | ich lottere ich lottre |
wir lottern |
du lotterst | ihr lottert | du lotterest du lottrest |
ihr lotteret ihr lottret | ||
er lottert | sie lottern | er lottere er lottre |
sie lottern | ||
preterite | ich lotterte | wir lotterten | ii | ich lotterte1 | wir lotterten1 |
du lottertest | ihr lottertet | du lottertest1 | ihr lottertet1 | ||
er lotterte | sie lotterten | er lotterte1 | sie lotterten1 | ||
imperative | lottre (du) lotter (du) lottere (du) |
lottert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “lottern” in Duden online
- “lottern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “lottern” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.