versinken
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German versinken, from Old High German firsinkan, firsincan. Equivalent to ver- + sinken.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]versinken (class 3 strong, third-person singular present versinkt, past tense versank, past participle versunken, past subjunctive versänke, auxiliary sein)
- (intransitive) to sink, to descend
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 47/2010, page 124:
- Karatschi, das pulsierende Herz Pakistans, versinkt in einem Strudel von Gewalt.
- Karachi, the pulsating heart of Pakistan, is descending into a maelstrom of violence.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | versinken | ||||
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present participle | versinkend | ||||
past participle | versunken | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich versinke | wir versinken | i | ich versinke | wir versinken |
du versinkst | ihr versinkt | du versinkest | ihr versinket | ||
er versinkt | sie versinken | er versinke | sie versinken | ||
preterite | ich versank | wir versanken | ii | ich versänke1 | wir versänken1 |
du versankst | ihr versankt | du versänkest1 du versänkst1 |
ihr versänket1 ihr versänkt1 | ||
er versank | sie versanken | er versänke1 | sie versänken1 | ||
imperative | versink (du) versinke (du) |
versinkt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “versinken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “versinken” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “versinken” in Duden online
- “versinken” in OpenThesaurus.de
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