pumpen
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verb
- to pumpuse a pump, work like a pump
- to pant, to breathe intensely due to exertion, to exert or push oneself
- to pump, weightlift, work out
- to borrow or lend; sometimes used in finance contexts, then usually implying unsustainable business models
Forms
Present
| I | pumpe |
|---|---|
| you | pumpst |
| he, she, it | pumpt |
| we | pumpen |
| you (plural) | pumpt |
| they | pumpen |
Preterite
| I | pumpte |
|---|---|
| you | pumptest |
| he, she, it | pumpte |
| we | pumpten |
| you (plural) | pumptet |
| they | pumpten |
Subjunctive I
| I | pumpe |
|---|---|
| you | pumpest |
| he, she, it | pumpe |
| we | pumpen |
| you (plural) | pumpet |
| they | pumpen |
Subjunctive II
| I | pumpte |
|---|---|
| you | pumptest |
| he, she, it | pumpte |
| we | pumpten |
| you (plural) | pumptet |
| they | pumpten |
Imperative
| you | pump / pumpe |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | pumpt |
Other forms
| infinitive | pumpen |
|---|---|
| past participle | gepumpt |
| present participle | pumpend |
Used in the library
- Nach dem Sturm pumpen die Feuerwehrleute das Wasser aus den Kellern an der Weser.After the storm the firefighters pump the water out of the cellars by the Weser.B2Noch einmal, bitte (16) — Once more, please (16) (B2)
- Nach dem Sturm pumpt die Feuerwehr das Wasser aus den Kellern am Fischmarkt.After the storm the fire brigade pumps the water out of the cellars at the fish market.B2Noch einmal, bitte (3) — Once more, please (3) (B2)
- Noch heute pumpen Maschinen Tag und Nacht das Wasser aus den alten Schächten, sonst stünde Essen unter Wasser.Even today machines pump the water out of the old shafts day and night, otherwise Essen would be under water.B2Noch einmal, bitte (26) — Once more, please (26) (B2)
Other ways to say it
- borgento borrow; to lend
- hechelnto pant or breathe fast and loudly through one’s mouth (much like dogs do when hot or short of breath); to hackle, heckle (to dress [flax or hemp] with a hackle)
- japsento be out of breath, short of breath; to gasp for air
- kämpfento fight, to struggle
- leihento borrow; to lend, loan
- schnaufento snort, to pant (to breathe loudly); to breathe (in general)
- stemmento heave, to lift (a heavy load, weights, oneself); to brace, to press (a body part against a firm surface)
- trainierento work out, to exercise, to train; to train, to coach