schwitzen
See also: Schwitzen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German switzen, from Old High German swizzen, from Proto-Germanic *switjaną. A geminated form of Proto-Germanic *swait-, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”), *sweyd-. Cognates (without gemination): Dutch zweten, Danish svede, English sweat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃvɪtsən/, [ˈʃʋɪtsən], [ˈʃʋɪtsn̩]
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Verb
schwitzen (weak, third-person singular present schwitzt, past tense schwitzte, past participle geschwitzt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or intransitive) to sweat; to perspire (of living beings)
- Synonym: (lofty) transpirieren
- (intransitive) to give off water (of things)
- (intransitive, figuratively, with über + dative) to think hard; to work hard (on a mental task)
- Synonym: brüten
- (intransitive, figuratively) to be in fear; to worry
Conjugation
| infinitive | schwitzen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | schwitzend | ||||
| past participle | geschwitzt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich schwitze | wir schwitzen | i | ich schwitze | wir schwitzen |
| du schwitzt | ihr schwitzt | du schwitzest | ihr schwitzet | ||
| er schwitzt | sie schwitzen | er schwitze | sie schwitzen | ||
| preterite | ich schwitzte | wir schwitzten | ii | ich schwitzte1 | wir schwitzten1 |
| du schwitztest | ihr schwitztet | du schwitztest1 | ihr schwitztet1 | ||
| er schwitzte | sie schwitzten | er schwitzte1 | sie schwitzten1 | ||
| imperative | schwitz (du) schwitze (du) |
schwitzt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- anschwitzen
- ausschwitzen
- durchschwitzen
- schwitzig
- verschwitzen
- verschwitzt
Related terms
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