nicken
to nod
- Past (Präteritum)
- nickte
- Past participle
- genickt (haben)
Regular weak verb with simple conjugation patterns. Signifies agreement, greeting, or acknowledgement through a downward movement of the head. Can also be used transitively in specific idiomatic phrases, though it usually functions intransitively. Note that despite the movement, it uses haben as the auxiliary because it describes a physical gesture rather than a change of location or state of existence. Be careful not to confuse this with the verb knicken which implies breaking or bending something.
Conjugation
Present
- nick
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
- nickt
- present, singular, third-person
- nicke
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- nicken
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- nickst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- nickte
- past
- nickten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- nicktest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- nicktet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- nicke
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- nicken
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- nickest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- nicket
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- nickte
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- nickten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- nicktest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- nicktet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe genickt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben genickt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest genickt
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet genickt
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte genickt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten genickt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest genickt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet genickt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde nicken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden nicken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest nicken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet nicken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde nicken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden nicken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest nicken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet nicken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde genickt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden genickt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest genickt haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet genickt haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde genickt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden genickt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- nick
- form-of, imperative, singular
- nicke
- imperative, second-person, singular
- nickt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- genickt
- participle, past
- nickend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- nicken
- infinitive
Other
- habe genickt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben genickt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast genickt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt genickt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat genickt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte genickt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten genickt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest genickt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet genickt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- nicken werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde nicken
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden nicken
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst nicken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet nicken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird nicken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- genickt haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde genickt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden genickt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst genickt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet genickt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird genickt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person