From Middle High German wacken, cognate with English waggle.
wackeln (weak, third-person singular present wackelt, past tense wackelte, past participle gewackelt, auxiliary haben)
infinitive | wackeln | ||||
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present participle | wackelnd | ||||
past participle | gewackelt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich wackle ich wackele ich wackel |
wir wackeln | i | ich wackele ich wackle |
wir wackeln |
du wackelst | ihr wackelt | du wackelest du wacklest |
ihr wackelet ihr wacklet | ||
er wackelt | sie wackeln | er wackele er wackle |
sie wackeln | ||
preterite | ich wackelte | wir wackelten | ii | ich wackelte1 | wir wackelten1 |
du wackeltest | ihr wackeltet | du wackeltest1 | ihr wackeltet1 | ||
er wackelte | sie wackelten | er wackelte1 | sie wackelten1 | ||
imperative | wackle (du) wackel (du) wackele (du) |
wackelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
A doublet of waggeln, probably under High German influence. Cognate with English waggle and Dutch waggelen.
wackeln (past singular wackel, past participle wackelt, auxiliary verb hebben)
infinitive | wackeln | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | wackel | wackel |
2nd person singular | wackelst | wackelst |
3rd person singular | wackelt | wackel |
plural | wackelt | wackeln |
imperative | present | — |
singular | wackel | |
plural | wackelt | |
participle | present | past |
wackel | wackelt | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |