trotten
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German trotten (late 14th c.), from Old French trotter, troter (“to trot”). The French verb is possibly from Old High German trotōn (“to press wine”) or from a hypothetical Frankish *trottōn (“to tread”), both related with German treten. An alternative theory derives it from Latin tolutim (“trottingly”). See French trotter and English trot for more.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]trotten (weak, third-person singular present trottet, past tense trottete, past participle getrottet, auxiliary sein)
- to trot
- 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 52:
- Ein offener Einspänner trottete vorbei, der Kutscher schwang grüßend die Peitsche.
- A one-horse open carriage came trotting along, the coachman waved the whip in a saluting way.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | trotten | ||||
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present participle | trottend | ||||
past participle | getrottet | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich trotte | wir trotten | i | ich trotte | wir trotten |
du trottest | ihr trottet | du trottest | ihr trottet | ||
er trottet | sie trotten | er trotte | sie trotten | ||
preterite | ich trottete | wir trotteten | ii | ich trottete1 | wir trotteten1 |
du trottetest | ihr trottetet | du trottetest1 | ihr trottetet1 | ||
er trottete | sie trotteten | er trottete1 | sie trotteten1 | ||
imperative | trott (du) trotte (du) |
trottet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
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