packen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Middle Low German packen, from Proto-West Germanic *pakkō, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô (“bundle, pack”). Cognate with German Low German packen, Dutch pakken, Saterland Frisian pakje, West Frisian pakke, English pack.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]packen (weak, third-person singular present packt, past tense packte, past participle gepackt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or intransitive) to pack (luggage, a bundle, etc.); to get packed
- Du musst deine Sachen packen. ― You need to pack your stuff.
- Du musst packen. ― You need to get packed.
- (transitive) to grab, to grip, to take
- Er packte mich am Arm. ― He grabbed me by the arm.
- (informal, transitive) to manage, to stand, to cope
- Ich pack das alles nich’... ― I can’t manage all of this...
- Wir packen das. ― We've got this covered.
- (regional, slang, transitive) to take (a bus, train, etc.)
- Lass den Bus packen! ― Let’s take the bus!
- (regional or dated, reflexive) to beat it
- Pack dich! ― Beat it!
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | packen | ||||
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present participle | packend | ||||
past participle | gepackt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich packe | wir packen | i | ich packe | wir packen |
du packst | ihr packt | du packest | ihr packet | ||
er packt | sie packen | er packe | sie packen | ||
preterite | ich packte | wir packten | ii | ich packte1 | wir packten1 |
du packtest | ihr packtet | du packtest1 | ihr packtet1 | ||
er packte | sie packten | er packte1 | sie packten1 | ||
imperative | pack (du) packe (du) |
packt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “packen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “packen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “packen” in Duden online
- “packen” in OpenThesaurus.de
Middle Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]packen
- to pack
Inflection
[edit]This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “packen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]packen
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