zackern
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German ze acker, from Old High German zi achare, equivalent to modern German zu + Acker.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]zackern (weak, third-person singular present zackert, past tense zackerte, past participle gezackert, auxiliary haben)
- (Southern Germany, dialectal) to plow
- Synonym: pflügen
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | zackern | ||||
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present participle | zackernd | ||||
past participle | gezackert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich zackre ich zackere ich zacker |
wir zackern | i | ich zackere ich zackre |
wir zackern |
du zackerst | ihr zackert | du zackerest du zackrest |
ihr zackeret ihr zackret | ||
er zackert | sie zackern | er zackere er zackre |
sie zackern | ||
preterite | ich zackerte | wir zackerten | ii | ich zackerte1 | wir zackerten1 |
du zackertest | ihr zackertet | du zackertest1 | ihr zackertet1 | ||
er zackerte | sie zackerten | er zackerte1 | sie zackerten1 | ||
imperative | zackre (du) zacker (du) zackere (du) |
zackert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “zackern” in Duden online
- “zackern” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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