entpuppen
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See also: Entpuppen
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]entpuppen (weak, third-person singular present entpuppt, past tense entpuppte, past participle entpuppt, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive, zoology) to eclose, to emerge from its cocoon/pupa
- Coordinate term: verpuppen
- (figurative, reflexive, with als) to turn out to be (become apparent or known)
- Synonym: herausstellen
- 1973 September 14, Nina Grunenberg, “In der Männer-Schablone”, in Die Zeit[1]:
- Eine Dame, kühl, blond und langgliedrig, die sich unerwartet als verfügbar entpuppt – so sehen männliche Ausländer die Schwedin.
- A lady, cool, blonde, and leggy, who turned out to be quite available - as the male foreigners saw the Swede
Conjugation
[edit]| infinitive | entpuppen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | entpuppend | ||||
| past participle | entpuppt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich entpuppe | wir entpuppen | i | ich entpuppe | wir entpuppen |
| du entpuppst | ihr entpuppt | du entpuppest | ihr entpuppet | ||
| er entpuppt | sie entpuppen | er entpuppe | sie entpuppen | ||
| preterite | ich entpuppte | wir entpuppten | ii | ich entpuppte1 | wir entpuppten1 |
| du entpupptest | ihr entpupptet | du entpupptest1 | ihr entpupptet1 | ||
| er entpuppte | sie entpuppten | er entpuppte1 | sie entpuppten1 | ||
| imperative | entpupp (du) entpuppe (du) |
entpuppt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.