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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||