verpuffen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /fərˈpʊfən/, /fɛr-/, [fɐˈpʊ.fən], [fɛɐ̯-], [-fn̩], [-fɱ̩]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ver‧puf‧fen
Verb
[edit]verpuffen (weak, third-person singular present verpufft, past tense verpuffte, past participle verpufft, auxiliary sein)
- (chemistry) to explode through deflagration (rather than detonation)
- (figurative) to fizzle out; to die down fast; to fail to have the intended effect
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | verpuffen | ||||
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present participle | verpuffend | ||||
past participle | verpufft | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich verpuffe | wir verpuffen | i | ich verpuffe | wir verpuffen |
du verpuffst | ihr verpufft | du verpuffest | ihr verpuffet | ||
er verpufft | sie verpuffen | er verpuffe | sie verpuffen | ||
preterite | ich verpuffte | wir verpufften | ii | ich verpuffte1 | wir verpufften1 |
du verpufftest | ihr verpufftet | du verpufftest1 | ihr verpufftet1 | ||
er verpuffte | sie verpufften | er verpuffte1 | sie verpufften1 | ||
imperative | verpuff (du) verpuffe (du) |
verpufft (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.