schweigen
to be silent
- Past (Präteritum)
- schwieg
- Past participle
- geschwiegen (haben)
Intransitive: *Schweig bitte!* Noun *das Schweigen*. Idiom *Schweigen ist Gold.* *Sich in Schweigen hüllen.* Past *schwieg*, imperative *schweig!*
Conjugation
Present
- schweigt
- present, singular, third-person
- schweige
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- schweigen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- schweigst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- schwieg
- past
- schwiegen
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- schwiegst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- schwiegt
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- schweige
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- schweigen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- schweigest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- schweiget
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- schwiege
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- schwiegen
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- schwiegest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- schwiegst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- schwieget
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- schwiegt
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe geschwiegen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben geschwiegen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest geschwiegen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet geschwiegen
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte geschwiegen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten geschwiegen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest geschwiegen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet geschwiegen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde schweigen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden schweigen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest schweigen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet schweigen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde schweigen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden schweigen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest schweigen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet schweigen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde geschwiegen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden geschwiegen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest geschwiegen haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet geschwiegen haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- schweig
- imperative, second-person, singular
- schweige
- imperative, second-person, singular
- schweigt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- geschwiegen
- participle, past
- schweigend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- schweigen
- infinitive
Other
- habe geschwiegen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben geschwiegen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast geschwiegen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt geschwiegen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat geschwiegen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte geschwiegen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten geschwiegen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest geschwiegen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet geschwiegen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- schweigen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde schweigen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden schweigen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst schweigen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet schweigen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird schweigen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- geschwiegen haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde geschwiegen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden geschwiegen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst geschwiegen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet geschwiegen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird geschwiegen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
Prefixed forms (3)
- verschweigen (inseparable)
to conceal / keep silent about
Er verschwieg die Wahrheit. — He concealed the truth.
- ausschweigen (separable)
to remain silent about
Er schwieg sich darüber aus. — He kept silent about it.
- totschweigen (separable)
to hush up
Der Skandal wurde totgeschwiegen. — The scandal was hushed up.