schwärmen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German swermen (“to swarm”), from Old High German swermen (“to swarm”), derived from swarm (“swarm of bees”), whence modern German Schwarm (“swarm; flock of birds”). The figurative senses developed in Early Modern German via “to deviate from the established dogma or school of thought”.
Pronunciation
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[edit]schwärmen (weak, third-person singular present schwärmt, past tense schwärmte, past participle geschwärmt, auxiliary haben)
- (of birds and insects) to swarm; to fly in swarms or flocks
- Die Bienen schwärmen.
- The bees swarm.
- to romanticize; be given to romantic or mystic thoughts
- Synonym: schwelgen
- Er saß am Ufer und schwärmte vor sich hin.
- He was sitting at the shore, romanticizing by himself.
- to adore; fancy (to be romantically attracted by someone, often without making advances) [with für]
- Er schwärmte heimlich für sie.
- He secretly adored her.
- to gush; to rave about; to be enthusiastic about [with von]
- Er schwärmte lautstark von ihr.
- He was raving loudly about her.
- (informal) to praise highly; extol [with von]
- Viele Menschen schwärmen vom Gesundheits- und Sozialwesen in Deutschland.
- Many people extol the health and social services in Germany.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | schwärmen | ||||
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present participle | schwärmend | ||||
past participle | geschwärmt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schwärme | wir schwärmen | i | ich schwärme | wir schwärmen |
du schwärmst | ihr schwärmt | du schwärmest | ihr schwärmet | ||
er schwärmt | sie schwärmen | er schwärme | sie schwärmen | ||
preterite | ich schwärmte | wir schwärmten | ii | ich schwärmte1 | wir schwärmten1 |
du schwärmtest | ihr schwärmtet | du schwärmtest1 | ihr schwärmtet1 | ||
er schwärmte | sie schwärmten | er schwärmte1 | sie schwärmten1 | ||
imperative | schwärm (du) schwärme (du) |
schwärmt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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