kehren
German
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈkeːrən/, [ˈkeː.ʁən], [ˈkeː.ɐn], [keːɐ̯n], [kɛɐ̯n]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eːʀən
- Homophone: Kern (monosyllabic with shortened vowel)
Etymology 1
editFrom Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German kerian, kerien, from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to bend, turn”). See char. Cognate with Hunsrik keere.
Verb
editkehren (weak, third-person singular present kehrt, past tense kehrte, past participle gekehrt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | kehren | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | kehrend | ||||
past participle | gekehrt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich kehre | wir kehren | i | ich kehre | wir kehren |
du kehrst | ihr kehrt | du kehrest | ihr kehret | ||
er kehrt | sie kehren | er kehre | sie kehren | ||
preterite | ich kehrte | wir kehrten | ii | ich kehrte1 | wir kehrten1 |
du kehrtest | ihr kehrtet | du kehrtest1 | ihr kehrtet1 | ||
er kehrte | sie kehrten | er kehrte1 | sie kehrten1 | ||
imperative | kehr (du) kehre (du) |
kehrt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
edit- auskehren (“to sweep, sweep out”) (South Germany)
- Kehricht
- Kehrbesen, Kehrblech, Kehrschaufel
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Middle High German kēren, from Old High German kēran, from Proto-Germanic *karjaną.
Verb
editkehren (weak, third-person singular present kehrt, past tense kehrte, past participle gekehrt, auxiliary haben)
- (archaic outside Switzerland) to turn (change the direction of movement)
- (reflexive) to care about
Conjugation
editinfinitive | kehren | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | kehrend | ||||
past participle | gekehrt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich kehre | wir kehren | i | ich kehre | wir kehren |
du kehrst | ihr kehrt | du kehrest | ihr kehret | ||
er kehrt | sie kehren | er kehre | sie kehren | ||
preterite | ich kehrte | wir kehrten | ii | ich kehrte1 | wir kehrten1 |
du kehrtest | ihr kehrtet | du kehrtest1 | ihr kehrtet1 | ||
er kehrte | sie kehrten | er kehrte1 | sie kehrten1 | ||
imperative | kehr (du) kehre (du) |
kehrt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editDerived terms
Further reading
edit- “kehren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “kehren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “kehren” in OpenThesaurus.de
- “kehren (reinigen, putzen)” in Duden online
- “kehren (umdrehen, wenden)” in Duden online
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