FromMiddle High Germanwarten, fromOld High Germanwartēn, fromProto-West Germanic*wardēn, fromProto-Germanic*wardāną. Cognate withOld Saxonwardōn,Swedishvårda,Englishward.
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warten (weak,third-person singular presentwartet,past tensewartete,past participlegewartet,auxiliaryhaben)
| infinitive | warten | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | wartend | ||||
| past participle | gewartet | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ichwarte | wirwarten | i | ichwarte | wirwarten |
| duwartest | ihrwartet | duwartest | ihrwartet | ||
| erwartet | siewarten | erwarte | siewarten | ||
| preterite | ichwartete | wirwarteten | ii | ichwartete1 | wirwarteten1 |
| duwartetest | ihrwartetet | duwartetest1 | ihrwartetet1 | ||
| erwartete | siewarteten | erwartete1 | siewarteten1 | ||
| imperative | wart (du) warte (du) | wartet (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative inwürde normally preferred.