From Middle High German bocken, equivalent to Bock + -en.
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bocken (weak, third-person singular present bockt, past tense bockte, past participle gebockt, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | bocken | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | bockend | ||||
| past participle | gebockt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich bocke | wir bocken | i | ich bocke | wir bocken |
| du bockst | ihr bockt | du bockest | ihr bocket | ||
| er bockt | sie bocken | er bocke | sie bocken | ||
| preterite | ich bockte | wir bockten | ii | ich bockte1 | wir bockten1 |
| du bocktest | ihr bocktet | du bocktest1 | ihr bocktet1 | ||
| er bockte | sie bockten | er bockte1 | sie bockten1 | ||
| imperative | bock (du) bocke (du) |
bockt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
From Old Dutch *bukken, from Proto-Germanic *bukkijaną, related to *beuganą (“to bend”).
bocken
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | bocken | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | bocken | |
| In genitive | bockens | |
| In dative | bockene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | bocke | — |
| 2nd singular | bocs, bockes | — |
| 3rd singular | boct, bocket | — |
| 1st plural | bocken | — |
| 2nd plural | boct, bocket | — |
| 3rd plural | bocken | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | bocke | — |
| 2nd singular | bocs, bockes | — |
| 3rd singular | bocke | — |
| 1st plural | bocken | — |
| 2nd plural | boct, bocket | — |
| 3rd plural | bocken | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | boc, bocke | |
| Plural | boct, bocket | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | bockende | — |
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