erschrecken
to startle
- Past (Präteritum)
- erschrak
- Past participle
- erschrocken (sein)
Strong intransitive verb taking sein to describe the sudden experience of fear or being startled. When used as a transitive verb meaning to frighten someone, it becomes weak and takes haben (erschreckte/erschreckt). Use the strong form for the reflexive or passive-like state of sudden shock or fright upon perceiving something unexpected.
Conjugation
Present
- erschrickt
- present, singular, third-person
- erschrecke
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- erschrecken
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- erschrickst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- erschreckt
- indicative, plural, present, second-person
- erschreckst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- erschreck
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
Past
- erschrak
- past
- erschraken
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- erschrakst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- erschrakt
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
- erschreckte
- past
- erschreckten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- erschrecktest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- erschrecktet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- erschräke
- past, subjunctive
- erschrecke
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- erschrecken
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- erschreckest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- erschrecket
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- erschräken
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- erschräkest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- erschräkst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- erschräket
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- erschräkt
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- sei erschrocken
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- habe erschrocken
- colloquial, first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- seien erschrocken
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- haben erschrocken
- colloquial, first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- seist erschrocken
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiest erschrocken
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habest erschrocken
- colloquial, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiet erschrocken
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- habet erschrocken
- colloquial, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäre erschrocken
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätte erschrocken
- colloquial, first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- wären erschrocken
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hätten erschrocken
- colloquial, first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- wärst erschrocken
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärest erschrocken
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättest erschrocken
- colloquial, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärt erschrocken
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäret erschrocken
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hättet erschrocken
- colloquial, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde erschrecken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- erschrick
- imperative, second-person, singular
- erschreckt
- imperative, plural, second-person
- erschreck
- imperative, second-person, singular
- erschrecke
- imperative, second-person, singular
Participle
- erschrocken
- form-of, participle, past
- erschreckend
- participle, present
- erschreckt
- participle, past
Infinitive
- erschrecken
- infinitive
Other
- bin erschrocken
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- habe erschrocken
- colloquial, first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- sind erschrocken
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- haben erschrocken
- colloquial, first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- bist erschrocken
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- hast erschrocken
- colloquial, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- seid erschrocken
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- habt erschrocken
- colloquial, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- ist erschrocken
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hat erschrocken
- colloquial, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- war erschrocken
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatte erschrocken
- colloquial, first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- waren erschrocken
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hatten erschrocken
- colloquial, first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- warst erschrocken
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattest erschrocken
- colloquial, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- wart erschrocken
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- hattet erschrocken
- colloquial, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- erschrecken werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde erschrecken
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden erschrecken
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst erschrecken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet erschrecken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird erschrecken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- erschrocken sein werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- erschrocken haben werden
- colloquial, future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde erschrocken sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werde erschrocken haben
- colloquial, first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden erschrocken sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- werden erschrocken haben
- colloquial, first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural