ducken
to crouch
- Past (Präteritum)
- duckte
- Past participle
- geduckt (haben)
Regular weak verb using haben. It describes bending the head or body down to avoid being seen or hit. In reflexive use, sich ducken means to cower or stoop, often applied to buildings or landscapes that seem to hide or lean low under a vast sky or obstacle. Do not confuse with the noun die Ducke, which is a regional term for a type of tool.
Conjugation
Present
- duckt
- present, singular, third-person
- ducke
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- ducken
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- duckst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- duckte
- past
- duckten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- ducktest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- ducktet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- ducke
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- ducken
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- duckest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- ducket
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- duckte
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- duckten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- ducktest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- ducktet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe geduckt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben geduckt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest geduckt
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet geduckt
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte geduckt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten geduckt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest geduckt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet geduckt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde ducken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden ducken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest ducken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet ducken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde ducken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden ducken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest ducken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet ducken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde geduckt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden geduckt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest geduckt haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet geduckt haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde geduckt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden geduckt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- duck
- form-of, imperative, singular
- ducke
- imperative, second-person, singular
- duckt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- geduckt
- participle, past
- duckend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- ducken
- infinitive
Other
- habe geduckt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben geduckt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast geduckt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt geduckt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat geduckt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte geduckt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten geduckt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest geduckt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet geduckt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- ducken werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde ducken
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden ducken
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst ducken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet ducken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird ducken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- geduckt haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde geduckt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden geduckt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst geduckt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet geduckt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird geduckt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person