schwenken
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German swenken, Old High German swenken, from Proto-West Germanic *swankijan, from Proto-Germanic *swankijaną (“cause to swing”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]schwenken (weak, third-person singular present schwenkt, past tense schwenkte, past participle geschwenkt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to wave; to brandish
- (transitive) to swivel (a lamp etc.)
- (transitive, intransitive) to pan (a camera)
- (transitive) to flip food in a pan
- (intransitive) to swing
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | schwenken | ||||
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present participle | schwenkend | ||||
past participle | geschwenkt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schwenke | wir schwenken | i | ich schwenke | wir schwenken |
du schwenkst | ihr schwenkt | du schwenkest | ihr schwenket | ||
er schwenkt | sie schwenken | er schwenke | sie schwenken | ||
preterite | ich schwenkte | wir schwenkten | ii | ich schwenkte1 | wir schwenkten1 |
du schwenktest | ihr schwenktet | du schwenktest1 | ihr schwenktet1 | ||
er schwenkte | sie schwenkten | er schwenkte1 | sie schwenkten1 | ||
imperative | schwenk (du) schwenke (du) |
schwenkt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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