zünden
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German zünden, from Old High German zunden, ultimately from the root of Zunder. Akin to English tind, Swedish tända, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (tandjan).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]zünden (weak, third-person singular present zündet, past tense zündete, past participle gezündet, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | zünden | ||||
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present participle | zündend | ||||
past participle | gezündet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich zünde | wir zünden | i | ich zünde | wir zünden |
du zündest | ihr zündet | du zündest | ihr zündet | ||
er zündet | sie zünden | er zünde | sie zünden | ||
preterite | ich zündete | wir zündeten | ii | ich zündete1 | wir zündeten1 |
du zündetest | ihr zündetet | du zündetest1 | ihr zündetet1 | ||
er zündete | sie zündeten | er zündete1 | sie zündeten1 | ||
imperative | zünd (du) zünde (du) |
zündet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]- anzünden (“to light, set on fire”)
- eine zündende Idee
- entzünden (“to ignite; to inflame”)
- Entzündung (“inflammation”)
- zündend
- Zünder (“fuse”)
- Zündholz (“match”)
- Zündholzschachtel
- Zündkabel
- Zündkerze (“spark plug”)
- Zündkerzenstecker
- Zündquelle (“ignition source”)
- Zündschlüssel (“ignition key, car key”)
- Zündschnur
- Zündung (“ignition”)
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