rühren
See also: Ruhren
German
Etymology
From Middle High German rüeren, from Old High German ruoren, hruoren, from Proto-Germanic *hrōzijaną. Cognate with Dutch roeren, now rare English rear (“to move, stir”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈryːrən/, [ˈʁyːʁən], [ˈʁyː.ɐn], [ʁyɐ̯n]
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Verb
rühren (weak, third-person singular present rührt, past tense rührte, past participle gerührt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or intransitive) to stir, to mix (a liquid or powder as in cooking)
- (usually transitive) to stir; to move; to cause an emotion, especially sentimentality or compassion
- (reflexive) to stir (oneself); to move slightly
- (reflexive, military) to stand at ease
Conjugation
Conjugation of rühren (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | rühren | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | rührend | ||||
| past participle | gerührt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich rühre | wir rühren | i | ich rühre | wir rühren |
| du rührst | ihr rührt | du rührest | ihr rühret | ||
| er rührt | sie rühren | er rühre | sie rühren | ||
| preterite | ich rührte | wir rührten | ii | ich rührte1 | wir rührten1 |
| du rührtest | ihr rührtet | du rührtest1 | ihr rührtet1 | ||
| er rührte | sie rührten | er rührte1 | sie rührten1 | ||
| imperative | rühr (du) rühre (du) |
rührt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of rühren (weak, auxiliary haben)