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German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Old High German gikniuwen, kniuwen, Middle High German kniewen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]knien (weak, third-person singular present kniet, past tense kniete, past participle gekniet, auxiliary haben)
- to kneel
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | knien | ||||
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present participle | kniend | ||||
past participle | gekniet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich knie | wir knien | i | ich knie | wir knien |
du kniest | ihr kniet | du kniest | ihr kniet | ||
er kniet | sie knien | er knie | sie knien | ||
preterite | ich kniete | wir knieten | ii | ich kniete1 | wir knieten1 |
du knietest | ihr knietet | du knietest1 | ihr knietet1 | ||
er kniete | sie knieten | er kniete1 | sie knieten1 | ||
imperative | knie (du) | kniet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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