tarnen
German
Etymology
Early 20th century, a borrowing (inspired by older Tarnkappe) from Middle High German tarnen, from Old High German *tarnōn, from Proto-West Germanic *darnōn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtarnən/, [ˈtaʁ.nən], [ˈtaɐ̯-], [ˈtaː-], [-nn̩]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: tar‧nen
Verb
tarnen (weak, third-person singular present tarnt, past tense tarnte, past participle getarnt, auxiliary haben)
- (military) to camouflage
- (by extension) to mask, disguise, hide, cover
- (science fiction) to cloak
Conjugation
Conjugation of tarnen (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | tarnen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | tarnend | ||||
| past participle | getarnt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich tarne | wir tarnen | i | ich tarne | wir tarnen |
| du tarnst | ihr tarnt | du tarnest | ihr tarnet | ||
| er tarnt | sie tarnen | er tarne | sie tarnen | ||
| preterite | ich tarnte | wir tarnten | ii | ich tarnte1 | wir tarnten1 |
| du tarntest | ihr tarntet | du tarntest1 | ihr tarntet1 | ||
| er tarnte | sie tarnten | er tarnte1 | sie tarnten1 | ||
| imperative | tarn (du) tarne (du) |
tarnt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of tarnen (weak, auxiliary haben)