From Middle Dutch dringen, from Old Dutch *thringan, from Proto-West Germanic *þringwan, from Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną.
dringen
Conjugation of dringen (strong class 3a) | ||||
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infinitive | dringen | |||
past singular | drong | |||
past participle | gedrongen | |||
infinitive | dringen | |||
gerund | dringen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | dring | drong | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | dringt | drong | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | dringt | drong | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | dringt | drongt | ||
3rd person singular | dringt | drong | ||
plural | dringen | drongen | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | dringe | dronge | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | dringen | drongen | ||
imperative sing. | dring | |||
imperative plur.1 | dringt | |||
participles | dringend | gedrongen | ||
1) Archaic. |
From Middle High German dringen, from Old High German dringan. Akin to drängen and Drang. Cognate with dialectal English thring and, more distantly, with English throng.
dringen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present dringt, past tense drang, past participle gedrungen, past subjunctive dränge, auxiliary haben or sein)
infinitive | dringen | ||||
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present participle | dringend | ||||
past participle | gedrungen | ||||
auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich dringe | wir dringen | i | ich dringe | wir dringen |
du dringst | ihr dringt | du dringest | ihr dringet | ||
er dringt | sie dringen | er dringe | sie dringen | ||
preterite | ich drang | wir drangen | ii | ich dränge1 | wir drängen1 |
du drangst | ihr drangt | du drängest1 du drängst1 |
ihr dränget1 ihr drängt1 | ||
er drang | sie drangen | er dränge1 | sie drängen1 | ||
imperative | dring (du) dringe (du) |
dringt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
From Middle Low German dringen, from Old Saxon thringan. Cognate with English thring.
dringen (third-person singular simple present dringt, past tense drung, past participle drungen, auxiliary verb wesen or hebben)
infinitive | dringen | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | dring | drung |
2nd person singular | drings(t) | drungs(t) |
3rd person singular | dring(t) | drung |
plural | dringt, dringen | drungen |
imperative | present | — |
singular | dring | |
plural | dringt | |
participle | present | past |
dringen | (e)drungen, gedrungen | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
dringen
Strong class 3 | ||
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Infinitive | dringen | |
3rd sg. past | dranc | |
3rd pl. past | drongen | |
Past participle | gedrongen | |
Infinitive | dringen | |
In genitive | dringens | |
In dative | dringene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | dringe | dranc |
2nd singular | drincs, dringes | droncs, dronges |
3rd singular | drinct, dringet | dranc |
1st plural | dringen | drongen |
2nd plural | drinct, dringet | dronct, dronget |
3rd plural | dringen | drongen |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | dringe | dronge |
2nd singular | drincs, dringes | dronges |
3rd singular | dringe | dronge |
1st plural | dringen | drongen |
2nd plural | drinct, dringet | dronget |
3rd plural | dringen | drongen |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | drinc, dringe | |
Plural | drinct, dringet | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | dringende | gedrongen |