wundern
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German wundern, from Old High German wuntarōn, from Proto-Germanic *wundrōną, derived from *wundrą (“miracle”) (German Wunder).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]wundern (weak, third-person singular present wundert, past tense wunderte, past participle gewundert, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to surprise
- (reflexive) to be surprised
- (reflexive) to wonder [with über (+ accusative) ‘about someone/something’]
- Sie wundern sich über den Inhalt des Kästchens.
- They are wondering about the contents of the casket.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | wundern | ||||
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present participle | wundernd | ||||
past participle | gewundert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich wundre ich wundere ich wunder |
wir wundern | i | ich wundere ich wundre |
wir wundern |
du wunderst | ihr wundert | du wunderest du wundrest |
ihr wunderet ihr wundret | ||
er wundert | sie wundern | er wundere er wundre |
sie wundern | ||
preterite | ich wunderte | wir wunderten | ii | ich wunderte1 | wir wunderten1 |
du wundertest | ihr wundertet | du wundertest1 | ihr wundertet1 | ||
er wunderte | sie wunderten | er wunderte1 | sie wunderten1 | ||
imperative | wundre (du) wunder (du) wundere (du) |
wundert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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