schleifen
Appearance
See also: Schleifen
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German slīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *slīpan, from Proto-Germanic *slīpaną.
Verb
[edit]schleifen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schleift, past tense schliff, past participle geschliffen, auxiliary haben)
- to grind, to whet, to move across a surface abrasively
- Sie hatten den Diamanten tausendmal geschliffen, bis dieser glänzte und funkelte.
- They had cut the diamond a thousand times until it shone and sparkled.
- Der Rand muss mit Schmirgelpapier geschliffen werden.
- The edge must be sanded with sandpaper.
- to sharpen
- Der Holzschnitzer schliff seine Messer jeden Abend bei Kerzenlicht.
- The woodcarver used to sharpen his knives every evening by candlelight.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | schleifen | ||||
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present participle | schleifend | ||||
past participle | geschliffen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schleife | wir schleifen | i | ich schleife | wir schleifen |
du schleifst | ihr schleift | du schleifest | ihr schleifet | ||
er schleift | sie schleifen | er schleife | sie schleifen | ||
preterite | ich schliff | wir schliffen | ii | ich schliffe1 | wir schliffen1 |
du schliffst | ihr schlifft | du schliffest1 du schliffst1 |
ihr schliffet1 ihr schlifft1 | ||
er schliff | sie schliffen | er schliffe1 | sie schliffen1 | ||
imperative | schleif (du) schleife (du) |
schleift (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- Schleifmaschine, Schleifmittel, Schleifpapier, Schleifspur, Schleifstein, Schleifwerkzeug
- abschleifen, anschleifen, durchschleifen, einschleifen, fortschleifen, mitschleifen, umschleifen, wegschleifen
Descendants
[edit]- → Esperanto: ŝlifi
Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle High German sleifen, sleipfen, from Old High German *sleifen, from Proto-West Germanic *slaipijan.
Verb
[edit]schleifen (weak, third-person singular present schleift, past tense schleifte, past participle geschleift, auxiliary haben)
- to drag, to pull (along the ground)
- (figuratively) to drag (to make people accompany oneself to a place they don't want to be)
- to raze (a castle or fortress)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | schleifen | ||||
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present participle | schleifend | ||||
past participle | geschleift | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schleife | wir schleifen | i | ich schleife | wir schleifen |
du schleifst | ihr schleift | du schleifest | ihr schleifet | ||
er schleift | sie schleifen | er schleife | sie schleifen | ||
preterite | ich schleifte | wir schleiften | ii | ich schleifte1 | wir schleiften1 |
du schleiftest | ihr schleiftet | du schleiftest1 | ihr schleiftet1 | ||
er schleifte | sie schleiften | er schleifte1 | sie schleiften1 | ||
imperative | schleif (du) schleife (du) |
schleift (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
[edit]- “schleifen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “schleifen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “schleifen (drillen, wetzen, gleiten)” in Duden online
- “schleifen (ziehen, zerstören, gehen)” in Duden online
- “schleifen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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