umklammern
to clasp or grip tightly
- Past (Präteritum)
- umklammerte
- Past participle
- umklammert (haben)
Regular weak verb, typically taking haben as the auxiliary. It implies a firm, encompassing hold, often reflecting physical tension, fear, or a desire for security. While it is almost always used transitively with an object like a bag, a hand, or a body part, it can occasionally appear in metaphorical contexts regarding ideas or habits. It is inseparable despite the um- prefix, distinguishing it from separable verbs like umfahren.
Conjugation
Present
- umklammert
- present, singular, third-person
- umklammre
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- umklammere
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- umklammer
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- umklammern
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- umklammerst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- umklammerte
- past
- umklammerten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- umklammertest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- umklammertet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- umklammere
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- umklammre
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- umklammern
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- umklammerest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- umklammrest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- umklammeret
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- umklammret
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- umklammerte
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- umklammerten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- umklammertest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- umklammertet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe umklammert
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben umklammert
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest umklammert
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet umklammert
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte umklammert
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten umklammert
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest umklammert
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet umklammert
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde umklammern
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden umklammern
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest umklammern
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet umklammern
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde umklammern
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden umklammern
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest umklammern
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet umklammern
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde umklammert haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden umklammert haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest umklammert haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- umklammer
- imperative, second-person, singular
- umklammre
- imperative, second-person, singular
- umklammere
- imperative, second-person, singular
- umklammert
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- umklammert
- participle, past
- umklammernd
- participle, present
Infinitive
- umklammern
- infinitive
Other
- habe umklammert
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben umklammert
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast umklammert
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt umklammert
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat umklammert
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte umklammert
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten umklammert
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest umklammert
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet umklammert
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- umklammern werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde umklammern
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden umklammern
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst umklammern
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet umklammern
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird umklammern
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- umklammert haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde umklammert haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden umklammert haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst umklammert haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet umklammert haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird umklammert haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Umklammern
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong
- Umklammerer
- agent, form-of, masculine, strong