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German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Literally, “to hang by a silk thread”.
Pronunciation
Verb
an einem seidenen Faden hängen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hängt an einem seidenen Faden, past tense hing an einem seidenen Faden, past participle an einem seidenen Faden gehangen, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (idiomatic) to hang by a thread
2021 February 15, Bernhard Clasen, “Waffenstillstand in der Ostukraine: Das Sterben geht weiter”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Der jüngste Vorfall zeigt, dass der seit dem 27. Juli 2020 gültige Waffenstillstand nur noch an einem seidenen Faden hängt.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
- Only the auxiliary haben is used in northern and central Germany. In southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, sein is common in the vernacular and also, alternatively, in standard usage.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
an einem seidenen Faden hängen (class 7
strong, auxiliary
haben or
sein)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Subordinate-clause forms of
an einem seidenen Faden hängen (class 7
strong, auxiliary
haben or
sein)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
an einem seidenen Faden hängen (class 7
strong, auxiliary
haben or
sein)
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