seufzen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German siufzen, alteration (after the suffix -zen as in ächzen etc.) of earlier siuften, sūften, from Old High German sūftēn, sūft(e)ōn, from Proto-West Germanic *sūftēn, *sūftōn. Cognate with Dutch zuchten, Middle Low German süchten, süften.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]seufzen (weak, third-person singular present seufzt, past tense seufzte, past participle geseufzt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to sigh (to exhale audibly, usually accompanied by a deep, nasal sound of the voice)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | seufzen | ||||
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present participle | seufzend | ||||
past participle | geseufzt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich seufze | wir seufzen | i | ich seufze | wir seufzen |
du seufzt | ihr seufzt | du seufzest | ihr seufzet | ||
er seufzt | sie seufzen | er seufze | sie seufzen | ||
preterite | ich seufzte | wir seufzten | ii | ich seufzte1 | wir seufzten1 |
du seufztest | ihr seufztet | du seufztest1 | ihr seufztet1 | ||
er seufzte | sie seufzten | er seufzte1 | sie seufzten1 | ||
imperative | seufz (du) seufze (du) |
seufzt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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