lichten

to clear (e.g. fog, fog lifting)

Past (Präteritum)

lichtete

Past participle

gelichtet (haben)

Often used in the reflexive form 'sich lichten' when referring to fog or clouds clearing. It is a regular weak verb with no vowel changes in the past tense or participle forms, and it takes 'haben' as an auxiliary verb in its transitive or intransitive non-motion sense (the fog cleared/has cleared). It is also used in nautical contexts, such as 'den Anker lichten' (to weigh anchor). For the usage of 'den Anker lichten', it is used transitively with 'haben'. In the context of fog (sich lichten), 'haben' is still the auxiliary used to form the perfect tense (der Nebel hat sich gelichtet). Therefore, auxiliary 'haben' is appropriate for both cases, or 'haben/sein' depending on the regional variety for reflexive intransitive change-of-state, but standard German generally uses 'haben' for the perfect of 'sich lichten' (Der Nebel hat sich gelichtet). For simplicity and most accurate grammatical usage in learner contexts, 'haben' is the standard choice here as it describes the state change of an object (the fog). Wait, actually, the intransitive usage in German standard grammar often uses 'haben' for 'sich lichten' as it describes the object-like state of the fog, even though it denotes a state change, making it a common point of confusion. Sticking to 'haben'. Note: for the nautical sense 'den Anker lichten' it is always 'haben'. For the weather sense, it is also 'haben'. Thus, 'haben' is the correct auxiliary for all common uses. No compounds to list as they are highly specialized or rare in standard learner lexicons compared to the base usage. Special rule: The verb is not separable.

Conjugation

Present

lichtet

present, singular, third-person

lichte

first-person, indicative, present, singular

lichten

first-person, indicative, plural, present

lichtest

indicative, present, second-person, singular

Past

lichtete

past

lichteten

first-person, indicative, plural, preterite

lichtetest

indicative, preterite, second-person, singular

lichtetet

indicative, plural, preterite, second-person

Subjunctive

lichte

first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

lichten

first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

lichtest

second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

lichtet

plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

lichtete

first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

lichteten

first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

lichtetest

formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

lichtetet

formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

habe gelichtet

first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive

haben gelichtet

first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive

habest gelichtet

multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive

habet gelichtet

multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive

hätte gelichtet

first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive

hätten gelichtet

first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive

hättest gelichtet

multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive

hättet gelichtet

multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive

werde lichten

first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werden lichten

first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werdest lichten

future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werdet lichten

future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

würde lichten

first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

würden lichten

first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

würdest lichten

future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

würdet lichten

future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

werde gelichtet haben

first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werden gelichtet haben

first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werdest gelichtet haben

future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werdet gelichtet haben

future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

würde gelichtet haben

first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

würden gelichtet haben

first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

Imperative

licht

imperative, second-person, singular

lichte

imperative, second-person, singular

lichtet

imperative, plural, second-person

Participle

gelichtet

participle, past

lichtend

participle, present

Infinitive

lichten

infinitive

Other

habe gelichtet

first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular

haben gelichtet

first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural

hast gelichtet

indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular

habt gelichtet

indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person

hat gelichtet

indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person

hatte gelichtet

first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular

hatten gelichtet

first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural

hattest gelichtet

indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular

hattet gelichtet

indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person

lichten werden

future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction

werde lichten

first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular

werden lichten

first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural

wirst lichten

future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular

werdet lichten

future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person

wird lichten

future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person

gelichtet haben werden

future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction

werde gelichtet haben

first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular

werden gelichtet haben

first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural

wirst gelichtet haben

future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular

werdet gelichtet haben

future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person

wird gelichtet haben

future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person

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