blitzen
to flash
- Past (Präteritum)
- blitzte
- Past participle
- geblitzt (haben)
Regular weak verb using haben. It describes the sudden emission of bright light or a quick sparkling movement. It is often used for meteorological phenomena, light reflections on surfaces, or metaphorically for a sudden realization or quick passing movement. Be aware that blitzen is also used to describe automated speed enforcement, where a camera flashes at a vehicle.
Conjugation
Present
- blitzt
- present, singular, third-person
- blitze
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- blitzen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
Past
- blitzte
- past
- blitzten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- blitztest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- blitztet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- blitzen
- plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i, third-person
- blitze
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- blitzest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- blitzet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- blitzte
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- blitzten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- blitztest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- blitztet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe geblitzt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben geblitzt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest geblitzt
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet geblitzt
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte geblitzt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten geblitzt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest geblitzt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet geblitzt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde blitzen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden blitzen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest blitzen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet blitzen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde blitzen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden blitzen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest blitzen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet blitzen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde geblitzt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden geblitzt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest geblitzt haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet geblitzt haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde geblitzt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden geblitzt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- blitz
- imperative, second-person, singular
- blitze
- imperative, second-person, singular
- blitzt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- geblitzt
- participle, past
- blitzend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- blitzen
- infinitive
Other
- habe geblitzt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben geblitzt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast geblitzt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt geblitzt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat geblitzt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte geblitzt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten geblitzt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest geblitzt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet geblitzt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- blitzen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde blitzen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden blitzen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst blitzen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet blitzen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird blitzen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- geblitzt haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde geblitzt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden geblitzt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst geblitzt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet geblitzt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird geblitzt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Blitzer
- agent, form-of, masculine, strong