naschen
German
Alternative forms
- naſchen (in fraktur)
Etymology
From Middle High German naschen, from Old High German nascōn (“to nibble; smack”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnaskwōn (“to make soft; tenderize; crush; grind”). Cognate with English nesh (“to soften; act timidly”) and English nosh (“snack”). More at nesh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaʃən/, [ˈnaʃn̩]
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Verb
naschen (weak, third-person singular present nascht, past tense naschte, past participle genascht, auxiliary haben)
- to eat titbits, to graze, to nosh, often (though not necessarily) on the sly, as of sweets or food that is being prepared
- Du kannst hier mal ein Klößchen naschen, aber der Rest ist für später, wenn die Gäste kommen.
- You may eat one little dumpling right here, but the rest is for later when the guests arrive.
Conjugation
infinitive | naschen | ||||
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present participle | naschend | ||||
past participle | genascht | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich nasche | wir naschen | i | ich nasche | wir naschen |
du naschst du nascht1 |
ihr nascht | du naschest | ihr naschet | ||
er nascht | sie naschen | er nasche | sie naschen | ||
preterite | ich naschte | wir naschten | ii | ich naschte2 | wir naschten2 |
du naschtest | ihr naschtet | du naschtest2 | ihr naschtet2 | ||
er naschte | sie naschten | er naschte2 | sie naschten2 | ||
imperative | nasch (du) nasche (du) |
nascht (ihr) |
1Permitted officially in Austria; used colloquially throughout the German-speaking area.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Nascherei
- naschhaft
- Naschkatze
- naschsüchtig
- Naschzeug
- vernaschen
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