entschlüpfen
German
editEtymology
editBy surface analysis, ent- + schlüpfen
Pronunciation
editVerb
editentschlüpfen (weak, third-person singular present entschlüpft, past tense entschlüpfte, past participle entschlüpft, auxiliary sein)
- to slip away
- to hatch
- dem Ei entschlüpfen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (figurative) to let slip
Conjugation
editinfinitive | entschlüpfen | ||||
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present participle | entschlüpfend | ||||
past participle | entschlüpft | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich entschlüpfe | wir entschlüpfen | i | ich entschlüpfe | wir entschlüpfen |
du entschlüpfst | ihr entschlüpft | du entschlüpfest | ihr entschlüpfet | ||
er entschlüpft | sie entschlüpfen | er entschlüpfe | sie entschlüpfen | ||
preterite | ich entschlüpfte | wir entschlüpften | ii | ich entschlüpfte1 | wir entschlüpften1 |
du entschlüpftest | ihr entschlüpftet | du entschlüpftest1 | ihr entschlüpftet1 | ||
er entschlüpfte | sie entschlüpften | er entschlüpfte1 | sie entschlüpften1 | ||
imperative | entschlüpf (du) entschlüpfe (du) |
entschlüpft (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
edit- “entschlüpfen” in Duden online
- “entschlüpfen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache