streunen
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Old High German striunen, related to Old English strēon (“gain, wealth”), English strain.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]streunen (weak, third-person singular present streunt, past tense streunte, past participle gestreunt, auxiliary sein)
- (colloquial) to stray
- Synonyms: herumlaufen, vagabundieren, stromern
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | streunen | ||||
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present participle | streunend | ||||
past participle | gestreunt | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich streune | wir streunen | i | ich streune | wir streunen |
du streunst | ihr streunt | du streunest | ihr streunet | ||
er streunt | sie streunen | er streune | sie streunen | ||
preterite | ich streunte | wir streunten | ii | ich streunte1 | wir streunten1 |
du streuntest | ihr streuntet | du streuntest1 | ihr streuntet1 | ||
er streunte | sie streunten | er streunte1 | sie streunten1 | ||
imperative | streun (du) streune (du) |
streunt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.