schleichen
to creep
- Past (Präteritum)
- schlich
- Past participle
- geschlichen (sein)
Strong verb using sein due to the sense of stealthy, quiet movement. It describes moving carefully and silently to avoid being detected, often by people or animals. Can also be used figuratively for time moving very slowly or an emotion gradually taking hold of someone.
Conjugation
Present
- schleicht
- present, singular, third-person
- schleiche
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- schleichen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- schleichst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- schlich
- past
- schlichen
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- schlichst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- schlicht
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- schleiche
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- schleichen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- schleichest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- schleichet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- schliche
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- schlichen
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- schlichest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- schlichst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- schlichet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- schlicht
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- sei geschlichen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- seien geschlichen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- seist geschlichen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiest geschlichen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiet geschlichen
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäre geschlichen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- wären geschlichen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- wärst geschlichen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärest geschlichen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärt geschlichen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäret geschlichen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde schleichen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden schleichen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest schleichen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet schleichen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde schleichen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden schleichen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest schleichen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet schleichen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde geschlichen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- schleich
- imperative, second-person, singular
- schleiche
- imperative, second-person, singular
- schleicht
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- geschlichen
- participle, past
- schleichend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- schleichen
- infinitive
Other
- bin geschlichen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- sind geschlichen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- bist geschlichen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- seid geschlichen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- ist geschlichen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- war geschlichen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- waren geschlichen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- warst geschlichen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- wart geschlichen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- schleichen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde schleichen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden schleichen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst schleichen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet schleichen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird schleichen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- geschlichen sein werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde geschlichen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden geschlichen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst geschlichen sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet geschlichen sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird geschlichen sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Schleichen
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong