dabben
| Conjugation of dabben (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dabben | |||
| past singular | dabde | |||
| past participle | gedabd | |||
| infinitive | dabben | |||
| gerund | dabben n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | dab | dabde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | dabt, dab2 | dabde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | dabt | dabde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | dabt | dabde | ||
| 3rd person singular | dabt | dabde | ||
| plural | dabben | dabden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | dabbe | dabde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dabben | dabden | ||
| imperative sing. | dab | |||
| imperative plur.1 | dabt | |||
| participles | dabbend | gedabd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
dabben (weak, third-person singular present dabbt, past tense dabbte, past participle gedabbt, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | dabben | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | dabbend | ||||
| past participle | gedabbt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich dabbe | wir dabben | i | ich dabbe | wir dabben |
| du dabbst | ihr dabbt | du dabbest | ihr dabbet | ||
| er dabbt | sie dabben | er dabbe | sie dabben | ||
| preterite | ich dabbte | wir dabbten | ii | ich dabbte1 | wir dabbten1 |
| du dabbtest | ihr dabbtet | du dabbtest1 | ihr dabbtet1 | ||
| er dabbte | sie dabbten | er dabbte1 | sie dabbten1 | ||
| imperative | dabb (du) dabbe (du) |
dabbt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Compare Icelandic dabba (“to tap, slap”).
dabben
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.