From Old High German decchen, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną. Equivalent to Dach + -en. Cognate with West Frisian dekke, Dutch dekken, English thatch, Danish tække, Swedish täcka.
decken (weak, third-person singular present deckt, past tense deckte, past participle gedeckt, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | decken | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | deckend | ||||
| past participle | gedeckt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich decke | wir decken | i | ich decke | wir decken |
| du deckst | ihr deckt | du deckest | ihr decket | ||
| er deckt | sie decken | er decke | sie decken | ||
| preterite | ich deckte | wir deckten | ii | ich deckte1 | wir deckten1 |
| du decktest | ihr decktet | du decktest1 | ihr decktet1 | ||
| er deckte | sie deckten | er deckte1 | sie deckten1 | ||
| imperative | deck (du) decke (du) |
deckt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
From Middle High German decken, from Old High German thecken, from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan. Cognate with German decken, Dutch dekken, English thatch, Icelandic þekja.
decken (third-person singular present deckt, past participle gedeckt, auxiliary verb hunn)
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | decken | |
| participle | gedeckt | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | decken | — |
| 2nd singular | decks | deck |
| 3rd singular | deckt | — |
| 1st plural | decken | — |
| 2nd plural | deckt | deckt |
| 3rd plural | decken | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
From Old Dutch thecken, from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną.
decken
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | decken | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | decken | |
| In genitive | deckens | |
| In dative | deckene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | decke | — |
| 2nd singular | decs, deckes | — |
| 3rd singular | dect, decket | — |
| 1st plural | decken | — |
| 2nd plural | dect, decket | — |
| 3rd plural | decken | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | decke | — |
| 2nd singular | decs, deckes | — |
| 3rd singular | decke | — |
| 1st plural | decken | — |
| 2nd plural | dect, decket | — |
| 3rd plural | decken | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | dec, decke | |
| Plural | dect, decket | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | deckende | — |