poltern
German
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, from Middle High German buldern, from Middle Low German bolderen.[1] Compare Polish pultać.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔltɐn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pol‧tern
Verb
poltern (weak, third-person singular present poltert, past tense polterte, past participle gepoltert, auxiliary haben or sein)
- to rumble
- 1910, Frances Külpe, Rote Tage, S. Schottländers Schlesische Verlagsanstalt, page 184:
- Hastige Schritte poltern die Treppe empor.
- Hasty footsteps rumble up the staircase.
- 1911, Hermann Löns, Der zweckmäßige Meyer, Sponholtz, page 64:
- […] die Straßenbahn polterte wie immer; […]
- the streetcar rumbled as always
- Synonym: rumpeln
- 1910, Frances Külpe, Rote Tage, S. Schottländers Schlesische Verlagsanstalt, page 184:
- (figuratively) to rant (To speak or shout at length in an uncontrollable anger.)
Usage notes
The auxiliary sein is used if the verb describes a rumbling movement into a direction, otherwise the auxiliary haben is used.
Conjugation
infinitive | poltern | ||||
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present participle | polternd | ||||
past participle | gepoltert | ||||
auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich poltre ich poltere ich polter |
wir poltern | i | ich poltere ich poltre |
wir poltern |
du polterst | ihr poltert | du polterest du poltrest |
ihr polteret ihr poltret | ||
er poltert | sie poltern | er poltere er poltre |
sie poltern | ||
preterite | ich polterte | wir polterten | ii | ich polterte1 | wir polterten1 |
du poltertest | ihr poltertet | du poltertest1 | ihr poltertet1 | ||
er polterte | sie polterten | er polterte1 | sie polterten1 | ||
imperative | poltre (du) polter (du) poltere (du) |
poltert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “poltern” in Duden online
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