streiten
See also: Streiten
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German strīten, from Old High German *strītan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīdan. Cognate with Low German striden, Dutch strijden, English stride.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editstreiten (class 1 strong, third-person singular present streitet, past tense stritt, past participle gestritten, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive or reflexive) to argue; to fight; to quarrel
Conjugation
editinfinitive | streiten | ||||
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present participle | streitend | ||||
past participle | gestritten | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich streite | wir streiten | i | ich streite | wir streiten |
du streitest | ihr streitet | du streitest | ihr streitet | ||
er streitet | sie streiten | er streite | sie streiten | ||
preterite | ich stritt | wir stritten | ii | ich stritte1 | wir stritten1 |
du strittest du strittst |
ihr strittet | du strittest1 | ihr strittet1 | ||
er stritt | sie stritten | er stritte1 | sie stritten1 | ||
imperative | streit (du) streite (du) |
streitet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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