grinsen
See also: Grinsen
German
Etymology
Intensive form of Middle High German grinnen, probably ultimately from the root of greinen (“to moan, whine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡʁɪn.zn̩]
Audio (file)
Verb
grinsen (weak, third-person singular present grinst, past tense grinste, past participle gegrinst, auxiliary haben)
- to grin
Conjugation
infinitive | grinsen | ||||
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present participle | grinsend | ||||
past participle | gegrinst | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich grinse | wir grinsen | i | ich grinse | wir grinsen |
du grinst | ihr grinst | du grinsest | ihr grinset | ||
er grinst | sie grinsen | er grinse | sie grinsen | ||
preterite | ich grinste | wir grinsten | ii | ich grinste1 | wir grinsten1 |
du grinstest | ihr grinstet | du grinstest1 | ihr grinstet1 | ||
er grinste | sie grinsten | er grinste1 | sie grinsten1 | ||
imperative | grins (du) grinse (du) |
grinst (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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