anspannen
to tense up
- Past (Präteritum)
- anspannte
- Past participle
- angespannt (haben)
Weak verb using haben. Refers to both the literal fastening of an object to a harness and the figurative tightening of nerves or an atmosphere. Common in the reflexive form sich anspannen for emotional strain. Distinct from the noun die Anspannung, which denotes the state of being tense.
Conjugation
Present
- spannt an
- present, singular, third-person
- spanne an
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- spannen an
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- spannst an
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- anspanne
- first-person, indicative, present, singular, subordinate-clause
- anspannen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present, subordinate-clause
- anspannst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular, subordinate-clause
- anspannt
- indicative, plural, present, second-person, subordinate-clause
Past
- spannte an
- past
- spannten an
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- spanntest an
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- spanntet an
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
- anspannte
- first-person, indicative, preterite, singular, subordinate-clause
- anspannten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite, subordinate-clause
- anspanntest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular, subordinate-clause
- anspanntet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person, subordinate-clause
Subjunctive
- spanne an
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- spannen an
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- spannest an
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- spannet an
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- spannte an
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- spannten an
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- spanntest an
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- spanntet an
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- anspanne
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i, subordinate-clause
- anspannen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i, subordinate-clause
- anspannest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i, subordinate-clause
- anspannet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i, subordinate-clause
- anspannte
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii, subordinate-clause
- anspannten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii, subordinate-clause
- anspanntest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii, subordinate-clause
- anspanntet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii, subordinate-clause
- habe angespannt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben angespannt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest angespannt
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet angespannt
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte angespannt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten angespannt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest angespannt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet angespannt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde anspannen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden anspannen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest anspannen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet anspannen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde anspannen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden anspannen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- spann an
- imperative, second-person, singular
- spanne an
- imperative, second-person, singular
- spannt an
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- angespannt
- participle, past
- anspannend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- anspannen
- infinitive
- anzuspannen
- infinitive, infinitive-zu
Other
- habe angespannt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben angespannt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast angespannt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt angespannt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat angespannt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte angespannt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten angespannt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest angespannt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet angespannt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- anspannen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde anspannen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden anspannen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst anspannen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet anspannen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird anspannen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- angespannt haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde angespannt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden angespannt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst angespannt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet angespannt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird angespannt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Anspannen
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong