prassen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Low German and Middle Low German brassen, probably related to the root of Swedish brasa (“small fire”), French braise (“live coals”), comparing boastful behavior to the sound of roasting food.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]prassen (weak, third-person singular present prasst, past tense prasste, past participle geprasst, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to splurge, to live extravagantly
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | prassen | ||||
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present participle | prassend | ||||
past participle | geprasst | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich prasse | wir prassen | i | ich prasse | wir prassen |
du prasst | ihr prasst | du prassest | ihr prasset | ||
er prasst | sie prassen | er prasse | sie prassen | ||
preterite | ich prasste | wir prassten | ii | ich prasste1 | wir prassten1 |
du prasstest | ihr prasstet | du prasstest1 | ihr prasstet1 | ||
er prasste | sie prassten | er prasste1 | sie prassten1 | ||
imperative | prass (du) prasse (du) |
prasst (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.