schweren
Appearance
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈʃveːrən/, [ˈʃʋeː.ʁən], [ˈʃʋeː.ɐn], [ʃʋeːɐ̯n], [ʃʋɛɐ̯n]
- Rhymes: -eːʀən
- Homophone: schwären (some speakers)
Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle High German swæren, from Old High German swārēn, from Proto-West Germanic *swārēn, from Proto-Germanic *swērāną.
Verb
[edit]schweren (weak, third-person singular present schwert, past tense schwerte, past participle geschwert, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | schweren | ||||
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present participle | schwerend | ||||
past participle | geschwert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schwere | wir schweren | i | ich schwere | wir schweren |
du schwerst | ihr schwert | du schwerest | ihr schweret | ||
er schwert | sie schweren | er schwere | sie schweren | ||
preterite | ich schwerte | wir schwerten | ii | ich schwerte1 | wir schwerten1 |
du schwertest | ihr schwertet | du schwertest1 | ihr schwertet1 | ||
er schwerte | sie schwerten | er schwerte1 | sie schwerten1 | ||
imperative | schwer (du) schwere (du) |
schwert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
[edit]- “schweren” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
[edit]schweren
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