versickern
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]versickern (weak, third-person singular present versickert, past tense versickerte, past participle versickert, auxiliary sein)
- to seep in, to seep away
- Der größte Teil des Wassers ist im Boden versickert
- Most of the water has seeped into the ground.
- (figurative) to disappear slowly, to wane away slowly
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | versickern | ||||
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present participle | versickernd | ||||
past participle | versickert | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich versickre ich versickere ich versicker |
wir versickern | i | ich versickere ich versickre |
wir versickern |
du versickerst | ihr versickert | du versickerest du versickrest |
ihr versickeret ihr versickret | ||
er versickert | sie versickern | er versickere er versickre |
sie versickern | ||
preterite | ich versickerte | wir versickerten | ii | ich versickerte1 | wir versickerten1 |
du versickertest | ihr versickertet | du versickertest1 | ihr versickertet1 | ||
er versickerte | sie versickerten | er versickerte1 | sie versickerten1 | ||
imperative | versickre (du) versicker (du) versickere (du) |
versickert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “versickern” in Duden online
- “versickern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache