zetern
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German zēter, originally an interjection to ask for help when being robbed or attacked which, per Törnquist, comes from ze æhte her.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]zetern (weak, third-person singular present zetert, past tense zeterte, past participle gezetert, auxiliary haben)
- (derogatory) to express dissatisfaction; to nag; to scold.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | zetern | ||||
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present participle | zeternd | ||||
past participle | gezetert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich zetre ich zetere ich zeter |
wir zetern | i | ich zetere ich zetre |
wir zetern |
du zeterst | ihr zetert | du zeterest du zetrest |
ihr zeteret ihr zetret | ||
er zetert | sie zetern | er zetere er zetre |
sie zetern | ||
preterite | ich zeterte | wir zeterten | ii | ich zeterte1 | wir zeterten1 |
du zetertest | ihr zetertet | du zetertest1 | ihr zetertet1 | ||
er zeterte | sie zeterten | er zeterte1 | sie zeterten1 | ||
imperative | zetre (du) zeter (du) zetere (du) |
zetert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.