summen

to buzz

Past (Präteritum)
summte
Past participle
gesummt (haben)

Regular weak verb. It describes the low, vibrating sound made by bees, insects, or machinery, or the act of singing with a closed mouth. It is exclusively used with haben as it denotes the activity of producing a sound rather than a change of location or state. Do not confuse this with summieren, which is a strong verb meaning to calculate a sum, although it shares a similar root structure in casual usage patterns for some speakers.

Conjugation

Present

summt
present, singular, third-person
summe
first-person, indicative, present, singular
summen
first-person, indicative, plural, present
summst
indicative, present, second-person, singular

Past

summte
past
summten
first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
summtest
indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
summtet
indicative, plural, preterite, second-person

Subjunctive

summe
first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
summen
first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
summest
second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
summet
plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
summte
first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
summten
first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
summtest
formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
summtet
formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
habe gesummt
first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
haben gesummt
first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
habest gesummt
multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
habet gesummt
multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
hätte gesummt
first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
hätten gesummt
first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
hättest gesummt
multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
hättet gesummt
multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
werde summen
first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
werden summen
first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
werdest summen
future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
werdet summen
future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
würde summen
first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
würden summen
first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
würdest summen
future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
würdet summen
future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
werde gesummt haben
first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
werden gesummt haben
first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
werdest gesummt haben
future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
werdet gesummt haben
future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
würde gesummt haben
first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
würden gesummt haben
first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

Imperative

summ
imperative, second-person, singular
summe
imperative, second-person, singular
summt
imperative, plural, second-person

Participle

gesummt
participle, past
summend
participle, present

Infinitive

summen
infinitive

Other

habe gesummt
first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
haben gesummt
first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
hast gesummt
indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
habt gesummt
indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
hat gesummt
indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
hatte gesummt
first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
hatten gesummt
first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
hattest gesummt
indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
hattet gesummt
indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
summen werden
future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
werde summen
first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
werden summen
first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
wirst summen
future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
werdet summen
future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
wird summen
future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
gesummt haben werden
future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
werde gesummt haben
first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
werden gesummt haben
first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
wirst gesummt haben
future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
werdet gesummt haben
future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
wird gesummt haben
future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
Summen
form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong

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