mümmeln
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German mummelen (“to mumble; to talk with one’s mouth full”). Probably related with English mumble, eventually onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]mümmeln (weak, third-person singular present mümmelt, past tense mümmelte, past participle gemümmelt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or intransitive) to nibble
- Der Hase mümmelt eine Möhre.
- The rabbit is nibbling a carrot.
- Die Kinder sitzen vorm Fernseher und mümmeln.
- The children are sitting in front of the TV, nibbling [snacks].
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | mümmeln | ||||
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present participle | mümmelnd | ||||
past participle | gemümmelt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich mümmle ich mümmele ich mümmel |
wir mümmeln | i | ich mümmele ich mümmle |
wir mümmeln |
du mümmelst | ihr mümmelt | du mümmelest du mümmlest |
ihr mümmelet ihr mümmlet | ||
er mümmelt | sie mümmeln | er mümmele er mümmle |
sie mümmeln | ||
preterite | ich mümmelte | wir mümmelten | ii | ich mümmelte1 | wir mümmelten1 |
du mümmeltest | ihr mümmeltet | du mümmeltest1 | ihr mümmeltet1 | ||
er mümmelte | sie mümmelten | er mümmelte1 | sie mümmelten1 | ||
imperative | mümmle (du) mümmel (du) mümmele (du) |
mümmelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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