hinknien

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

hin +‎ knien

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪnˌkniːən/
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Verb

hinknien (weak, third-person singular present kniet hin, past tense kniete hin, past participle hingekniet, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (intransitive or reflexive) to kneel down

Usage notes

The intransitive usage takes the auxiliary sein; the reflexive usage the auxiliary haben.

  • Ich bin hingekniet or Ich habe mich hingekniet (I knelt down.)

Conjugation

Further reading

  • hinknien” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • hinknien” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • hinknien” in Duden online