schnallen
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See also: Schnallen
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Denominal verb of Schnalle in the 17th century.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈʃnalən/, [ˈʃna.lən], [ˈʃna.ln̩]
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) - Rhymes: -aln̩
- Homophone: Schnallen
Verb
[edit]schnallen (weak, third-person singular present schnallt, past tense schnallte, past participle geschnallt, auxiliary haben)
- to fasten with a clasp
- Ich muss den Gürtel enger schnallen.
- I have to tighten my belt.
- (colloquial, juvenile) to grasp, to comprehend
- Synonyms: verstehen; see also Thesaurus:begreifen
- Du schnallst nicht, was abgeht, oder?
- You have no idea what's going on, do you?
Conjugation
[edit]| infinitive | schnallen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | schnallend | ||||
| past participle | geschnallt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich schnalle | wir schnallen | i | ich schnalle | wir schnallen |
| du schnallst | ihr schnallt | du schnallest | ihr schnallet | ||
| er schnallt | sie schnallen | er schnalle | sie schnallen | ||
| preterite | ich schnallte | wir schnallten | ii | ich schnallte1 | wir schnallten1 |
| du schnalltest | ihr schnalltet | du schnalltest1 | ihr schnalltet1 | ||
| er schnallte | sie schnallten | er schnallte1 | sie schnallten1 | ||
| imperative | schnall (du) schnalle (du) |
schnallt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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- German denominal verbs
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- Rhymes:German/aln̩
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