stechen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German stechen, from Old High German stehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *stekan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]stechen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present sticht, past tense stach, past participle gestochen, past subjunctive stäche, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to stick (someone or something); to poke
- (transitive or intransitive) to sting; to bite; to prick
- (transitive) to cut; to chop
- (transitive, of the sun) to burn
- (transitive, card games) to take; to trump; to capture
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | stechen | ||||
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present participle | stechend | ||||
past participle | gestochen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich steche | wir stechen | i | ich steche | wir stechen |
du stichst | ihr stecht | du stechest | ihr stechet | ||
er sticht | sie stechen | er steche | sie stechen | ||
preterite | ich stach | wir stachen | ii | ich stäche1 | wir stächen1 |
du stachst | ihr stacht | du stächest1 du stächst1 |
ihr stächet1 ihr stächt1 | ||
er stach | sie stachen | er stäche1 | sie stächen1 | ||
imperative | stich (du) | stecht (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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