schwinden
to fade
- Past (Präteritum)
- schwand
- Past participle
- geschwunden (sein)
Irregular strong verb requiring sein because it describes a process of reduction or disappearance. It is typically used for abstract quantities, intensity, or physical light that decreases over time. It often collocates with hope, strength, light, or patience. Note that the archaic or rare variant form geschwinden is sometimes found in older literature, though strictly archaic.
Conjugation
Present
- schwindet
- present, singular, third-person
- schwinde
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- schwinden
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- schwindest
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- schwandst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- schwand
- past
- schwanden
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- schwandest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- schwandet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- schwände
- past, subjunctive
- schwünde
- past, subjunctive
- schwinde
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- schwinden
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- schwindest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- schwindet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- schwänden
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- schwändest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- schwändet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- sei geschwunden
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- seien geschwunden
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- seist geschwunden
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiest geschwunden
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiet geschwunden
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäre geschwunden
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- wären geschwunden
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- wärst geschwunden
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärest geschwunden
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärt geschwunden
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäret geschwunden
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde schwinden
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden schwinden
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest schwinden
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet schwinden
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde schwinden
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden schwinden
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest schwinden
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet schwinden
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde geschwunden sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden geschwunden sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- schwind
- imperative, second-person, singular
- schwinde
- imperative, second-person, singular
- schwindet
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- geschwunden
- participle, past
- schwindend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- schwinden
- infinitive
Other
- bin geschwunden
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- sind geschwunden
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- bist geschwunden
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- seid geschwunden
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- ist geschwunden
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- war geschwunden
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- waren geschwunden
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- warst geschwunden
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- wart geschwunden
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- schwinden werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde schwinden
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden schwinden
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst schwinden
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet schwinden
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird schwinden
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- geschwunden sein werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde geschwunden sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden geschwunden sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst geschwunden sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet geschwunden sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird geschwunden sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Schwinden
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong
- Schwund
- form-of, masculine, noun-from-verb, strong