forschen
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German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Middle High German vorschen, from Old High German forscōn, from Proto-West Germanic *forskōn (“inquire, question”).
Verb[edit]
forschen (weak, third-person singular present forscht, past tense forschte, past participle geforscht, auxiliary haben)
- to research
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | forschen | ||||
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present participle | forschend | ||||
past participle | geforscht | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich forsche | wir forschen | i | ich forsche | wir forschen |
du forschst du forscht1 |
ihr forscht | du forschest | ihr forschet | ||
er forscht | sie forschen | er forsche | sie forschen | ||
preterite | ich forschte | wir forschten | ii | ich forschte2 | wir forschten2 |
du forschtest | ihr forschtet | du forschtest2 | ihr forschtet2 | ||
er forschte | sie forschten | er forschte2 | sie forschten2 | ||
imperative | forsch (du) forsche (du) |
forscht (ihr) |
1Permitted officially in Austria; used colloquially throughout the German-speaking area.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective[edit]
forschen
- inflection of forsch:
Further reading[edit]
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