scherzen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German schërzen, from Old High German *skërzan (“to jump merrily, enjoy oneself, jest”), from Proto-Germanic *skertaną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editscherzen (weak, third-person singular present scherzt, past tense scherzte, past participle gescherzt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to joke; to jest; to frolic
Conjugation
editinfinitive | scherzen | ||||
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present participle | scherzend | ||||
past participle | gescherzt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich scherze | wir scherzen | i | ich scherze | wir scherzen |
du scherzt | ihr scherzt | du scherzest | ihr scherzet | ||
er scherzt | sie scherzen | er scherze | sie scherzen | ||
preterite | ich scherzte | wir scherzten | ii | ich scherzte1 | wir scherzten1 |
du scherztest | ihr scherztet | du scherztest1 | ihr scherztet1 | ||
er scherzte | sie scherzten | er scherzte1 | sie scherzten1 | ||
imperative | scherz (du) scherze (du) |
scherzt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Descendants
edit- → Danish: skærtse
Further reading
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