grasen
See also: gräsen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German grasen, from Old High German grason, from Proto-Germanic *grasōną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editgrasen (weak, third-person singular present grast, past tense graste, past participle gegrast, auxiliary haben)
- to graze
- Synonym: weiden
- Ein Schaf grast, zwei schauen sich um
- One sheep grazes, two others look around.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | grasen | ||||
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present participle | grasend | ||||
past participle | gegrast | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich grase | wir grasen | i | ich grase | wir grasen |
du grast | ihr grast | du grasest | ihr graset | ||
er grast | sie grasen | er grase | sie grasen | ||
preterite | ich graste | wir grasten | ii | ich graste1 | wir grasten1 |
du grastest | ihr grastet | du grastest1 | ihr grastet1 | ||
er graste | sie grasten | er graste1 | sie grasten1 | ||
imperative | gras (du) grase (du) |
grast (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
editMiddle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English grasian, from Proto-Germanic *grasōną; equivalent to gras + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editgrasen
- To graze; to consume grass.
Conjugation
editConjugation of grasen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
edit- English: graze
References
edit- “grāsen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-14.
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