zirpen
German
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Verb
zirpen (weak, third-person singular present zirpt, past tense zirpte, past participle gezirpt, auxiliary haben)
- to chirp, chirr, chirrup (make the sound of a cricket or a similar repetitive, metallic sound)
- 1921, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Trommel, in Weberin Schuld, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:
- Dazu zirpten unzählige Zikaden, schillernde Libellen schossen surrend durch die Luft, […]
- In addition countless cicadas chirped, iridescent dragonflies shot buzzingly through the air, […]
- 1921, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Trommel, in Weberin Schuld, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:
Conjugation
Conjugation of zirpen (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | zirpen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | zirpend | ||||
| past participle | gezirpt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich zirpe | wir zirpen | i | ich zirpe | wir zirpen |
| du zirpst | ihr zirpt | du zirpest | ihr zirpet | ||
| er zirpt | sie zirpen | er zirpe | sie zirpen | ||
| preterite | ich zirpte | wir zirpten | ii | ich zirpte1 | wir zirpten1 |
| du zirptest | ihr zirptet | du zirptest1 | ihr zirptet1 | ||
| er zirpte | sie zirpten | er zirpte1 | sie zirpten1 | ||
| imperative | zirp (du) zirpe (du) |
zirpt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of zirpen (weak, auxiliary haben)
Derived terms
- Zirpen
- Zirperei
- Gezirp(e)
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