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Etymology
From Middle High German trīben, from Old High German *drīvan, northern variant of trīban, from Proto-West Germanic *drīban.
Pronunciation
Verb
dreive
- to drive; to guide; to lead, to move on a course
Das Fieh uff de Wegh dreive- To drive the cattle on the way
De Wind dreibd de Staab.- The wind drives the dust.
Conjugation
| Regular
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| infinitive
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dreive
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| participle
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gedribb
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| auxiliary
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hon
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present
indicative
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imperative
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| ich
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dreive
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—
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| du
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dreibst
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dreib
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| er/sie/es
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dreibd
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—
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| meer
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dreive
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—
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| deer
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dreibd
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dreibd
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| sie
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dreive
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—
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| The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end.
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