salzen
See also: Salzen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German salzen, from Old High German salzan, from Proto-Germanic *saltaną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsalzen (weak or mixed, third-person singular present salzt, past tense salzte, past participle gesalzen or (rare) gesalzt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to salt (something) for flavor; to season
- Hast du das Fleisch schon gesalzen?
- Have you already salted the meat?
- (transitive) to preserve (something) with salt
Usage notes
edit- The usual past participle is gesalzen. The form gesalzt is rare.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | salzen | ||||
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present participle | salzend | ||||
past participle | gesalzen gesalzt1 | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich salze | wir salzen | i | ich salze | wir salzen |
du salzt | ihr salzt | du salzest | ihr salzet | ||
er salzt | sie salzen | er salze | sie salzen | ||
preterite | ich salzte | wir salzten | ii | ich salzte2 | wir salzten2 |
du salztest | ihr salztet | du salztest2 | ihr salztet2 | ||
er salzte | sie salzten | er salzte2 | sie salzten2 | ||
imperative | salz (du) salze (du) |
salzt (ihr) |
1Rare.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Rare.
Derived terms
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