räkeln
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German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- rekeln (both forms are roughly equally common)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈʁɛːkəln/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈʁeːkəln/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: rä‧keln
Verb
[edit]räkeln (weak, third-person singular present räkelt, past tense räkelte, past participle geräkelt, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive) to stretch, pandiculate; to loll, to lounge, to sprawl, to stretch out (e.g. on a sofa)
- Synonym: strecken
- Er wachte auf, erhob sich und fing an, sich zu räkeln.
- He awoke, got up, and started stretching.
- Meine Katze räkelt sich gerne vor dem Kamin.
- My cat likes to lounge in front of the fireplace.
Usage notes
[edit]Some language users perceive the word as somewhat informal, others as standard.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | räkeln | ||||
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present participle | räkelnd | ||||
past participle | geräkelt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich räkle ich räkele ich räkel |
wir räkeln | i | ich räkele ich räkle |
wir räkeln |
du räkelst | ihr räkelt | du räkelest du räklest |
ihr räkelet ihr räklet | ||
er räkelt | sie räkeln | er räkele er räkle |
sie räkeln | ||
preterite | ich räkelte | wir räkelten | ii | ich räkelte1 | wir räkelten1 |
du räkeltest | ihr räkeltet | du räkeltest1 | ihr räkeltet1 | ||
er räkelte | sie räkelten | er räkelte1 | sie räkelten1 | ||
imperative | räkle (du) räkel (du) räkele (du) |
räkelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.