raunzen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old High German rūnizzen (“grumble, murmur”) (also rūnezzen, rūnizzōn). Related to raunen
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈʁaʊ̯nt͡sn̩/
- Rhymes: -aʊ̯nt͡sn̩
- Hyphenation: raun‧zen
Audio: (file)
Verb
[edit]raunzen (weak, third-person singular present raunzt, past tense raunzte, past participle geraunzt, auxiliary haben)
- (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany) to whinge, to grouch, to complain in an annoying or persistent manner
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | raunzen | ||||
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present participle | raunzend | ||||
past participle | geraunzt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich raunze | wir raunzen | i | ich raunze | wir raunzen |
du raunzt | ihr raunzt | du raunzest | ihr raunzet | ||
er raunzt | sie raunzen | er raunze | sie raunzen | ||
preterite | ich raunzte | wir raunzten | ii | ich raunzte1 | wir raunzten1 |
du raunztest | ihr raunztet | du raunztest1 | ihr raunztet1 | ||
er raunzte | sie raunzten | er raunzte1 | sie raunzten1 | ||
imperative | raunz (du) raunze (du) |
raunzt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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