schüren
See also: schuren
German
Etymology
From Middle High German schürn, from Old High German scuren, from Proto-West Germanic *skeran, from Proto-Germanic *skeraną, see also Old English scieran, Old Frisian skera, Old Saxon sceran, Old High German skeran.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃyːʁən], [ˈʃyːɐ̯n]
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Verb
schüren (weak, third-person singular present schürt, past tense schürte, past participle geschürt, auxiliary haben)
- to poke, stoke (to poke a fire to remove ash or promote burning)
- ein Feuer schüren
- eine Glut schüren
- (transitive, by extension) to stoke, stir up, fuel (an emotion in someone)
- Der Angriff schürt Ängste vor einer Invasion.
- The attack stirs up fears of an invasion.
Conjugation
Conjugation of schüren (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | schüren | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | schürend | ||||
| past participle | geschürt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich schüre | wir schüren | i | ich schüre | wir schüren |
| du schürst | ihr schürt | du schürest | ihr schüret | ||
| er schürt | sie schüren | er schüre | sie schüren | ||
| preterite | ich schürte | wir schürten | ii | ich schürte1 | wir schürten1 |
| du schürtest | ihr schürtet | du schürtest1 | ihr schürtet1 | ||
| er schürte | sie schürten | er schürte1 | sie schürten1 | ||
| imperative | schür (du) schüre (du) |
schürt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of schüren (weak, auxiliary haben)