versinken
to sink, to set (for the sun)
- Past (Präteritum)
- versank
- Past participle
- versunken (sein)
A strong verb that uses 'sein' because it describes a change of state or position. Note the irregular stem vowel changes: -i- (present), -a- (past), -u- (participle). It is often used in the context of the sun setting or metaphorical immersion, like being lost in thought (in Gedanken versunken). It is inseparable due to the prefix 'ver-'. It does not have common separable compounds as the 'ver-' prefix is strictly inseparable here, though related roots like 'einsinken' (to sink into) or 'versinken' itself are basic forms of their respective structures. In this context, it is used for the sun setting behind the hills (versinken hinter). Forms include 'versinkt' (3sg present) and 'versänke' (KII). It is not to be confused with transitive 'versenken' (to sink something else). Forms include 'versankst' (2sg past) and 'versanken' (pl past). Compounds: 'einsinken' (to sink into, 1), 'versinken' (base verb, 0). (Note: 'versinken' as a prefix-verb does not have productive further compounds; 'versinken' itself is treated as the root base.)
Conjugation
Present
- versinkt
- present, singular, third-person
- versinke
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- versinken
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- versinkst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- versank
- past
- versanken
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- versankst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- versankt
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- versänke
- past, subjunctive
- versinke
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- versinken
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- versinkest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- versinket
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- versänken
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- versänkest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- versänkst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- versänket
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- versänkt
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- sei versunken
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- seien versunken
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- seist versunken
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiest versunken
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiet versunken
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäre versunken
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- wären versunken
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- wärst versunken
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärest versunken
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärt versunken
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäret versunken
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde versinken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden versinken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest versinken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet versinken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde versinken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden versinken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest versinken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet versinken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde versunken sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- versink
- imperative, second-person, singular
- versinke
- imperative, second-person, singular
- versinkt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- versunken
- participle, past
- versinkend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- versinken
- infinitive
Other
- bin versunken
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- sind versunken
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- bist versunken
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- seid versunken
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- ist versunken
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- war versunken
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- waren versunken
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- warst versunken
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- wart versunken
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- versinken werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde versinken
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden versinken
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst versinken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet versinken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird versinken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- versunken sein werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde versunken sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden versunken sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst versunken sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet versunken sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird versunken sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Versinken
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong