rümpfen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German rümpfen, from Old High German (h)rimpfan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrimpan, from Proto-Germanic *hrimpaną (“to wrinkle”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]rümpfen (weak, third-person singular present rümpft, past tense rümpfte, past participle gerümpft, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to wrinkle (especially a part of the face, the nose in particular, to show disapproval)
- Sie rümpfte die Nase und fragte: "Bist du betrunken?"
- She wrinkled her nose and asked, "Are you drunk?"
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | rümpfen | ||||
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present participle | rümpfend | ||||
past participle | gerümpft | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich rümpfe | wir rümpfen | i | ich rümpfe | wir rümpfen |
du rümpfst | ihr rümpft | du rümpfest | ihr rümpfet | ||
er rümpft | sie rümpfen | er rümpfe | sie rümpfen | ||
preterite | ich rümpfte | wir rümpften | ii | ich rümpfte1 | wir rümpften1 |
du rümpftest | ihr rümpftet | du rümpftest1 | ihr rümpftet1 | ||
er rümpfte | sie rümpften | er rümpfte1 | sie rümpften1 | ||
imperative | rümpf (du) rümpfe (du) |
rümpft (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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