prellen
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German prellen (“to hit, push with force, move quickly”), of obscure ultimate origin, but perhaps imitative.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]prellen (weak, third-person singular present prellt, past tense prellte, past participle geprellt, auxiliary haben)
- to bruise; to bash (part of one's body)
- to trick (someone) out of; to bilk [with um (+ accusative) ‘something’ and dative ‘from someone’]
- to not pay (a bill)
- (electronics, sports) to bounce
- (historical, bloodsports) to toss (a fox into the air using a sling)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | prellen | ||||
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present participle | prellend | ||||
past participle | geprellt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich prelle | wir prellen | i | ich prelle | wir prellen |
du prellst | ihr prellt | du prellest | ihr prellet | ||
er prellt | sie prellen | er prelle | sie prellen | ||
preterite | ich prellte | wir prellten | ii | ich prellte1 | wir prellten1 |
du prelltest | ihr prelltet | du prelltest1 | ihr prelltet1 | ||
er prellte | sie prellten | er prellte1 | sie prellten1 | ||
imperative | prell (du) prelle (du) |
prellt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
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