verb · A2
streiten
[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tn̩]
to argue, to quarrel
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Other Examples
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Bruno streitet mit Kalle, weil er eifersüchtig ist.
Bruno argues with Kalle because he is jealous.
Grammar
- Present
- er/sie/es streitet What happens now or usually.
- Simple past (Präteritum)
- er/sie/es stritt The past in stories and in writing; in speech mostly with sein, haben and the modal verbs.
- Perfect (Perfekt)
- er/sie/es hat gestritten The past in conversation. Verbs of movement or change take "ist", most others "hat".
Conjugation
The verb in every person; under each table, when German uses it.
| Person | Präsens | Präteritum | Perfekt |
|---|---|---|---|
| ich | streite | stritt | habe gestritten |
| du | streitest | strittest | hast gestritten |
| er/sie/es | streitet | stritt | hat gestritten |
| wir | streiten | stritten | haben gestritten |
| ihr | streitet | strittet | habt gestritten |
| sie/Sie | streiten | stritten | haben gestritten |
- Präsens
- What happens now or usually; with a time word also the future.
- Präteritum
- The past in stories and in writing; in speech mostly with sein, haben and the modal verbs.
- Perfekt
- The past in conversation.
More Tenses and Moods
| Person | Plusquamperfekt | Futur I | Futur II |
|---|---|---|---|
| ich | hatte gestritten | werde streiten | werde gestritten haben |
| du | hattest gestritten | wirst streiten | wirst gestritten haben |
| er/sie/es | hatte gestritten | wird streiten | wird gestritten haben |
| wir | hatten gestritten | werden streiten | werden gestritten haben |
| ihr | hattet gestritten | werdet streiten | werdet gestritten haben |
| sie/Sie | hatten gestritten | werden streiten | werden gestritten haben |
- Plusquamperfekt
- What had happened before another moment in the past.
- Futur I
- Plans, promises and guesses about the future; often the Präsens is enough.
- Futur II
- What will be finished by a moment in the future, or a guess about the past.
| Person | Konjunktiv II |
|---|---|
| ich | stritte |
| du | strittest |
| er/sie/es | stritte |
| wir | stritten |
| ihr | strittet |
| sie/Sie | stritten |
- Konjunktiv II
- Wishes, polite requests and what isn't real.
| Person | Imperativ |
|---|---|
| du | streite! |
| ihr | streitet! |
| Sie | streiten Sie! |
- Imperativ
- Requests and instructions to du, ihr and Sie.
How the Word Is Built
streit root en ending
- -en
- the ending of the infinitive, the form of a verb in the dictionary.
Word family
In Otti's situations: Otti has feelings too, Frida and Emil fall out
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