winken

to wave

Past (Präteritum)

winkte

Past participle

gewinkt (haben)

A weak verb, though historically also conjugated as a strong verb with 'wunk'. It describes the movement of the hand or arm to signal or greet someone. Often used in social contexts to initiate contact or convey a non-verbal message. In colloquial usage, it can also imply the prospect of something coming one's way, such as a reward or opportunity.

Conjugation

Present

wink

colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular

winkt

present, singular, third-person

winke

first-person, indicative, present, singular

winken

first-person, indicative, plural, present

winkst

indicative, present, second-person, singular

Past

winkte

past

winkten

first-person, indicative, plural, preterite

winktest

indicative, preterite, second-person, singular

winktet

indicative, plural, preterite, second-person

Subjunctive

winke

first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

winken

first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

winkest

second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

winket

plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

winkte

first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

winkten

first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

winktest

formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

winktet

formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

habe gewunken

first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive

habe gewinkt

archaic, first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive

haben gewunken

first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive

haben gewinkt

archaic, first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive

habest gewunken

multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive

habest gewinkt

archaic, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive

habet gewunken

multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive

habet gewinkt

archaic, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive

hätte gewunken

first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive

hätte gewinkt

archaic, first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive

hätten gewunken

first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive

hätten gewinkt

archaic, first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive

hättest gewunken

multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive

hättest gewinkt

archaic, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive

hättet gewunken

multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive

hättet gewinkt

archaic, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive

werde winken

first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werden winken

first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werdest winken

future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werdet winken

future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

würde winken

first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

würden winken

first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

Imperative

wink

form-of, imperative, singular

winke

imperative, second-person, singular

winkt

imperative, plural, second-person

Participle

gewunken

participle, past

gewinkt

archaic, participle, past

winkend

participle, present

Infinitive

winken

infinitive

Other

habe gewunken

first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular

habe gewinkt

archaic, first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular

haben gewunken

first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural

haben gewinkt

archaic, first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural

hast gewunken

indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular

hast gewinkt

archaic, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular

habt gewunken

indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person

habt gewinkt

archaic, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person

hat gewunken

indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person

hat gewinkt

archaic, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person

hatte gewunken

first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular

hatte gewinkt

archaic, first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular

hatten gewunken

first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural

hatten gewinkt

archaic, first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural

hattest gewunken

indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular

hattest gewinkt

archaic, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular

hattet gewunken

indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person

hattet gewinkt

archaic, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person

winken werden

future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction

werde winken

first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular

werden winken

first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural

wirst winken

future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular

werdet winken

future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person

wird winken

future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person

gewunken haben werden

future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction

gewinkt haben werden

archaic, future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction

werde gewunken haben

first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular

werde gewinkt haben

archaic, first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular

werden gewunken haben

first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural

werden gewinkt haben

archaic, first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural

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