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title="Edit section: Dutch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology">Etymology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinken&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Dutch" class="extiw" title="w:Middle Dutch">Middle Dutch</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="dum"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Middle_Dutch">blinken</a></i>, from <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Dutch" class="extiw" title="w:Old Dutch">Old Dutch</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="odt"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reconstruction:Old_Dutch/blinkan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reconstruction:Old Dutch/blinkan (page does not 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80%;">(<a href="/wiki/File:Nl-blinken.ogg" title="File:Nl-blinken.ogg">file</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table></li> <li>Hyphenation: <span class="Latn" lang="nl">blin‧ken</span></li> <li>Rhymes: <a href="/wiki/Rhymes:Dutch/%C9%AA%C5%8Bk%C9%99n" title="Rhymes:Dutch/ɪŋkən"><span class="IPA">-ɪŋkən</span></a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Verb">Verb</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinken&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Verb"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="nl">blinken</strong></span> </p> <ol><li><span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#intransitive" title="Appendix:Glossary">intransitive</a></span><span class="ib-brac">)</span></span> to <a href="/wiki/shine" title="shine">shine</a>, to <a href="/wiki/glitter" title="glitter">glitter</a> (reflect light) <dl><dd><span class="nyms synonym"><span class="defdate">Synonyms:</span> <span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/w/index.php?title=glinsteren&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="glinsteren (page does not exist)">glinsteren</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/schitteren#Dutch" title="schitteren">schitteren</a></span></span></dd></dl></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Conjugation">Conjugation</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinken&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Conjugation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border:1px solid var(--wikt-palette-indigo-3,#CCCCFF); text-align:center; line-height:125%" class="inflection-table vsSwitcher" data-toggle-category="inflection" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-3,#CCCCFF);"> <th colspan="5" class="vsToggleElement" style="text-align: left">Conjugation of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nl">blinken</i> (strong class 3a) </th></tr> <tr class="vsShow" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0,#F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2,#CCCCFF);"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#infinitive" title="Appendix:Glossary">infinitive</a> </th> <td style="min-width: 12em;"><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsShow" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0,#F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2,#CCCCFF);"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#past_tense" title="Appendix:Glossary">past</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#singular" title="Appendix:Glossary">singular</a> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/blonk#Dutch" title="blonk">blonk</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsShow" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0,#F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2,#CCCCFF);"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#past_tense" title="Appendix:Glossary">past</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#participle" title="Appendix:Glossary">participle</a> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/geblonken#Dutch" title="geblonken">geblonken</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0,#F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2,#CCCCFF);"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#infinitive" title="Appendix:Glossary">infinitive</a> </th> <td colspan="4"><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0,#F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2,#CCCCFF);"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#gerund" title="Appendix:Glossary">gerund</a> </th> <td colspan="4"><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="neuter gender">n</abbr></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-1,#E6E6FF);"> <td> </td> <th style="min-width: 12em; font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#present_tense" title="Appendix:Glossary">present tense</a> </th> <th style="min-width: 12em; font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#past_tense" title="Appendix:Glossary">past tense</a> </th></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0,#F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2,#CCCCFF);"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#first_person" title="Appendix:Glossary">1st person</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#singular" title="Appendix:Glossary">singular</a> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/blink#Dutch" title="blink">blink</a></span></td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/blonk#Dutch" title="blonk">blonk</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0,#F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2,#CCCCFF);"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#second_person" title="Appendix:Glossary">2nd person</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#singular" title="Appendix:Glossary">sing.</a> (<span lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/jij#Dutch" title="jij">jij</a></span>) </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/blinkt#Dutch" title="blinkt">blinkt</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/blink#Dutch" title="blink">blink</a></span><sup>2</sup></td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/blonk#Dutch" title="blonk">blonk</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0,#F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2,#CCCCFF);"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#second_person" title="Appendix:Glossary">2nd person</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#singular" title="Appendix:Glossary">sing.</a> (<span lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/u#Dutch" title="u">u</a></span>) </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/blinkt#Dutch" title="blinkt">blinkt</a></span></td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/blonk#Dutch" title="blonk">blonk</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0,#F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2,#CCCCFF);"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#second_person" title="Appendix:Glossary">2nd person</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#singular" title="Appendix:Glossary">sing.</a> (<span lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/gij#Dutch" title="gij">gij</a></span>) </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/blinkt#Dutch" title="blinkt">blinkt</a></span></td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/blonkt#Dutch" title="blonkt">blonkt</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0,#F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2,#CCCCFF);"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#third_person" title="Appendix:Glossary">3rd person</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#singular" title="Appendix:Glossary">singular</a> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/blinkt#Dutch" title="blinkt">blinkt</a></span></td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/blonk#Dutch" title="blonk">blonk</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0,#F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2,#CCCCFF);"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#plural" title="Appendix:Glossary">plural</a> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span></td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/blonken#Dutch" title="blonken">blonken</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-1,#E6E6FF); height: 0.5em"> <td> 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lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/blonken#Dutch" title="blonken">blonken</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-1,#E6E6FF); height: 0.5em"> <td> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0,#F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2,#CCCCFF);"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#imperative" title="Appendix:Glossary">imperative</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#singular" title="Appendix:Glossary">sing.</a> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/blink#Dutch" title="blink">blink</a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-1,#E6E6FF);"> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0,#F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2,#CCCCFF);"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#imperative" title="Appendix:Glossary">imperative</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#plural" title="Appendix:Glossary">plur.</a><sup>1</sup> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/blinkt#Dutch" title="blinkt">blinkt</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-1,#E6E6FF); height: 0.5em"> <td> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0,#F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2,#CCCCFF);"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#participle" title="Appendix:Glossary">participles</a> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/blinkend#Dutch" title="blinkend">blinkend</a></span></td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/geblonken#Dutch" title="geblonken">geblonken</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-1,#E6E6FF);"> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top; font-size: smaller; line-height: 1em"><sup>1)</sup> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#archaic" title="Appendix:Glossary">Archaic</a>. <sup>2)</sup> In case of <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#inversion" title="Appendix:Glossary">inversion</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Derived_terms">Derived terms</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinken&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Derived terms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/ontblinken#Dutch" title="ontblinken">ontblinken</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/w/index.php?title=opblinken&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="opblinken (page does not exist)">opblinken</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/uitblinken#Dutch" title="uitblinken">uitblinken</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/verblinken#Dutch" title="verblinken">verblinken</a></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Related_terms">Related terms</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinken&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Related terms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/blank#Dutch" title="blank">blank</a></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Descendants">Descendants</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinken&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Descendants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Berbice Creole Dutch: <span class="Latn" lang="brc"><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinggi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="blinggi (page does not exist)">blinggi</a></span><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r68481116">.mw-parser-output .desc-arr[title]{cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .desc-arr[title="uncertain"]{font-size:.7em;vertical-align:super}</style></li> <li>Negerhollands: <span class="Latn" lang="dcr"><a href="/wiki/blink#Negerhollands" title="blink">blink</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="dcr"><a href="/wiki/blin#Negerhollands" title="blin">blin</a></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r68481116"></li> <li><span class="desc-arr" title="borrowed">→</span> Sranan Tongo: <span class="Latn" lang="srn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=brenki&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="brenki (page does not exist)">brenki</a></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r68481116"></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="German">German</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinken&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: German"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology_2">Etymology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinken&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_German" class="extiw" title="w:Low German">Low German</a></span> and <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Low_German" class="extiw" title="w:Middle Low German">Middle Low German</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="gml"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Middle_Low_German">blinken</a></i>, ultimately from the root of <i class="Latn mention" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blecken#German" title="blecken">blecken</a></i> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">to bare</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>. Cognate with <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_language" class="extiw" title="w:Dutch language">Dutch</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="nl"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Dutch">blinken</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pronunciation_2">Pronunciation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinken&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Pronunciation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wiktionary:International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="Wiktionary:International Phonetic Alphabet">IPA</a><sup>(<a href="/wiki/Appendix:German_pronunciation" title="Appendix:German pronunciation">key</a>)</sup>: <span class="IPA">/ˈblɪŋkən/</span>, <span class="IPA">[ˈblɪŋkən]</span>, <span class="IPA">[ˈblɪŋkŋ̩]</span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r50165410"><table class="audiotable" style="vertical-align: middle; display: inline-block; list-style: none; line-height: 1em; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0;"><tbody><tr><td>Audio<span class="ib-colon qualifier-colon">:</span></td><td class="audiofile"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_1" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="175" style="width:175px;" data-durationhint="2" data-mwtitle="De-blinken.ogg" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/De-blinken.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c1/De-blinken.ogg/De-blinken.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></span></span></td><td class="audiometa" style="font-size: 80%;">(<a href="/wiki/File:De-blinken.ogg" title="File:De-blinken.ogg">file</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Verb_2">Verb</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinken&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Verb"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="de">blinken</strong> (<i><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#weak_verb" title="Appendix:Glossary">weak</a></i>, <i>third-person singular present</i> <b class="Latn form-of lang-de 3|s|pres-form-of" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinkt#German" title="blinkt">blinkt</a></b>, <i>past tense</i> <b class="Latn form-of lang-de 1//3|s|pret-form-of" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinkte#German" title="blinkte">blinkte</a></b>, <i>past participle</i> <b class="Latn form-of lang-de perf|part-form-of" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></b>, <i>auxiliary</i> <b class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></b>)</span> </p> <ol><li>to <a href="/wiki/blink" title="blink">blink</a> <span class="gloss-brac">(</span><span class="gloss-content"><span class="Latn" lang="en">flash on and off</span></span><span class="gloss-brac">)</span></li> <li>to <a href="/wiki/indicate" title="indicate">indicate</a> <span class="gloss-brac">(</span><span class="gloss-content"><span class="Latn" lang="en">signal that one intends to turn left or right</span></span><span class="gloss-brac">)</span></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Conjugation_2">Conjugation</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinken&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Conjugation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="NavFrame" style=""> <div class="NavHead" style="">Conjugation of <i class="Latn mention" lang="de"><strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></i> (<a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#weak_verb" title="Appendix:Glossary">weak</a>, auxiliary <i class="Latn mention" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></i>)</div> <div class="NavContent"> <table border="1px solid #000000" style="border-collapse:collapse; background:#fafafa; text-align:center; width:100%" class="inflection-table"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="background:#d0d0d0"><span title="Infinitiv">infinitive</span> </th> <td colspan="4"><span class="Latn form-of lang-de inf-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background:#d0d0d0"><span title="Partizip I (Partizip Präsens)">present participle</span> </th> <td colspan="4"><span class="Latn form-of lang-de pres|part-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinkend#German" title="blinkend">blinkend</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background:#d0d0d0"><span title="Partizip II (Partizip Perfekt)">past participle</span> </th> <td colspan="4"><span class="Latn form-of lang-de perf|part-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background:#d0d0d0"><span title="Hilfsverb">auxiliary</span> </th> <td colspan="4"><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#a0ade3"> </td> <th colspan="2" style="background:#a0ade3"><span title="Indikativ">indicative</span> </th> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#a0ade3"> </td> <th colspan="2" style="background:#a0ade3"><span title="Konjunktiv">subjunctive</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#a0ade3">singular </th> <th style="background:#a0ade3">plural </th> <th style="background:#a0ade3">singular </th> <th style="background:#a0ade3">plural </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" style="background:#c0cfe4; width:7em"><span title="Präsens">present</span> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ich#German" title="ich">ich</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 1|s|pres-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinke#German" title="blinke">blinke</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/wir#German" title="wir">wir</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 1|p|pres-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td> <th rowspan="3" style="background:#c0cfe4; width:7em"><span title="Konjunktiv I (Konjunktiv Präsens)">i</span> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ich#German" title="ich">ich</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 1|s|sub|I-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinke#German" title="blinke">blinke</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/wir#German" title="wir">wir</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 1|p|sub|I-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/du#German" title="du">du</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 2|s|pres-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinkst#German" title="blinkst">blinkst</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ihr#German" title="ihr">ihr</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 2|p|pres-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinkt#German" title="blinkt">blinkt</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/du#German" title="du">du</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 2|s|sub|I-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinkest#German" title="blinkest">blinkest</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ihr#German" title="ihr">ihr</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 2|p|sub|I-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinket#German" title="blinket">blinket</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/er#German" title="er">er</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 3|s|pres-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinkt#German" title="blinkt">blinkt</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/sie#German" title="sie">sie</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 3|p|pres-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/er#German" title="er">er</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 3|s|sub|I-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinke#German" title="blinke">blinke</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/sie#German" title="sie">sie</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 3|p|sub|I-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#d5d5d5; height: .25em"> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" style="background:#c0cfe4"><span title="Präteritum">preterite</span> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ich#German" title="ich">ich</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 1|s|pret-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinkte#German" title="blinkte">blinkte</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/wir#German" title="wir">wir</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 1|p|pret-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinkten#German" title="blinkten">blinkten</a></span> </td> <th rowspan="3" style="background:#c0cfe4"><span title="Konjunktiv II (Konjunktiv Präteritum)">ii</span> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ich#German" title="ich">ich</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 1|s|sub|II-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinkte#German" title="blinkte">blinkte</a></span><sup style="color: red">1</sup> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/wir#German" title="wir">wir</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 1|p|sub|II-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinkten#German" title="blinkten">blinkten</a></span><sup style="color: red">1</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/du#German" title="du">du</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 2|s|pret-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinktest#German" title="blinktest">blinktest</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ihr#German" title="ihr">ihr</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 2|p|pret-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinktet#German" title="blinktet">blinktet</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/du#German" title="du">du</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 2|s|sub|II-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinktest#German" title="blinktest">blinktest</a></span><sup style="color: red">1</sup> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ihr#German" title="ihr">ihr</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 2|p|sub|II-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinktet#German" title="blinktet">blinktet</a></span><sup style="color: red">1</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/er#German" title="er">er</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 3|s|pret-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinkte#German" title="blinkte">blinkte</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/sie#German" title="sie">sie</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 3|p|pret-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinkten#German" title="blinkten">blinkten</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/er#German" title="er">er</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 3|s|sub|II-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinkte#German" title="blinkte">blinkte</a></span><sup style="color: red">1</sup> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/sie#German" title="sie">sie</a></span> <span class="Latn form-of lang-de 3|p|sub|II-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinkten#German" title="blinkten">blinkten</a></span><sup style="color: red">1</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#d5d5d5; height: .25em"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#c0cfe4"><span title="Imperativ">imperative</span> </th> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-de s|imp-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blink#German" title="blink">blink</a></span> (<span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/du#German" title="du">du</a></span>)<br /><span class="Latn form-of lang-de s|imp-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinke#German" title="blinke">blinke</a></span> (<span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/du#German" title="du">du</a></span>) </td> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-de p|imp-form-of origin-blinken" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/blinkt#German" title="blinkt">blinkt</a></span> (<span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ihr#German" title="ihr">ihr</a></span>) </td> <td colspan="3" style="background:#e0e0e0"> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="width:100%;text-align:left;background:#d9ebff"> <div style="display:inline-block;text-align:left;padding-left:1em;padding-right:1em"> <p><sup style="color: red">1</sup>Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in <i class="Latn mention" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/w%C3%BCrde#German" title="würde">würde</a></i> normally preferred. </p> </div></div> </div></div> <div class="NavFrame" style=""> <div class="NavHead" style="">Composed forms of <i class="Latn mention" lang="de"><strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></i> (<a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#weak_verb" title="Appendix:Glossary">weak</a>, auxiliary <i class="Latn mention" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></i>)</div> <div class="NavContent"> <table border="1px solid #000000" style="border-collapse:collapse; background:#fafafa; text-align:center; width:100%" class="inflection-table"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="background:#99cc99"><span title="Perfekt">perfect</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#99cc99"> </th> <th style="background:#99cc99">singular </th> <th style="background:#99cc99">plural </th> <th style="background:#99cc99"> </th> <th style="background:#99cc99">singular </th> <th style="background:#99cc99">plural </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" style="background:#cfedcc; width:7em"><span title="Indikativ">indicative</span> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ich#German" title="ich">ich</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/habe#German" title="habe">habe</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/wir#German" title="wir">wir</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td> <th rowspan="3" style="background:#cfedcc; width:7em"><span title="Konjunktiv">subjunctive</span> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ich#German" title="ich">ich</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/habe#German" title="habe">habe</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/wir#German" title="wir">wir</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/du#German" title="du">du</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/hast#German" title="hast">hast</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ihr#German" title="ihr">ihr</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/habt#German" title="habt">habt</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/du#German" title="du">du</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/habest#German" title="habest">habest</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ihr#German" title="ihr">ihr</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/habet#German" title="habet">habet</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/er#German" title="er">er</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/hat#German" title="hat">hat</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/sie#German" title="sie">sie</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/er#German" title="er">er</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/habe#German" title="habe">habe</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/sie#German" title="sie">sie</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="background:#99CC99"><span title="Plusquamperfekt">pluperfect</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" style="background:#cfedcc"><span title="Indikativ">indicative</span> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ich#German" title="ich">ich</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/hatte#German" title="hatte">hatte</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/wir#German" title="wir">wir</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/hatten#German" title="hatten">hatten</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td> <th rowspan="3" style="background:#cfedcc"><span title="Konjunktiv">subjunctive</span> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ich#German" title="ich">ich</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/h%C3%A4tte#German" title="hätte">hätte</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/wir#German" title="wir">wir</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/h%C3%A4tten#German" title="hätten">hätten</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/du#German" title="du">du</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/hattest#German" title="hattest">hattest</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ihr#German" title="ihr">ihr</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/hattet#German" title="hattet">hattet</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/du#German" title="du">du</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/h%C3%A4ttest#German" title="hättest">hättest</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ihr#German" title="ihr">ihr</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/h%C3%A4ttet#German" title="hättet">hättet</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/er#German" title="er">er</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/hatte#German" title="hatte">hatte</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/sie#German" title="sie">sie</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/hatten#German" title="hatten">hatten</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/er#German" title="er">er</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/h%C3%A4tte#German" title="hätte">hätte</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/sie#German" title="sie">sie</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/h%C3%A4tten#German" title="hätten">hätten</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="background:#9999DF"><span title="Futur I">future i</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" style="background:#ccccff"><span title="Infinitiv">infinitive</span> </th> <td rowspan="3" colspan="2"><span class="Latn" lang="de"><strong class="selflink">blinken</strong> <a href="/wiki/werden#German" title="werden">werden</a></span> </td> <th rowspan="3" style="background:#ccccff"><span title="Konjunktiv I (Konjunktiv Präsens)">subjunctive i</span> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ich#German" title="ich">ich</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/werde#German" title="werde">werde</a> <strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/wir#German" title="wir">wir</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/werden#German" title="werden">werden</a> <strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/du#German" title="du">du</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/werdest#German" title="werdest">werdest</a> <strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ihr#German" title="ihr">ihr</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/werdet#German" title="werdet">werdet</a> <strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/er#German" title="er">er</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/werde#German" title="werde">werde</a> <strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/sie#German" title="sie">sie</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/werden#German" title="werden">werden</a> <strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="background:#d5d5d5; height: .25em"> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" style="background:#ccccff"><span title="Indikativ">indicative</span> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ich#German" title="ich">ich</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/werde#German" title="werde">werde</a> <strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/wir#German" title="wir">wir</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/werden#German" title="werden">werden</a> <strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td> <th rowspan="3" style="background:#ccccff"><span title="Konjunktiv II (Konjunktiv Präteritum)">subjunctive ii</span> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ich#German" title="ich">ich</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/w%C3%BCrde#German" title="würde">würde</a> <strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/wir#German" title="wir">wir</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/w%C3%BCrden#German" title="würden">würden</a> <strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/du#German" title="du">du</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/wirst#German" title="wirst">wirst</a> <strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ihr#German" title="ihr">ihr</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/werdet#German" title="werdet">werdet</a> <strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/du#German" title="du">du</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/w%C3%BCrdest#German" title="würdest">würdest</a> <strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ihr#German" title="ihr">ihr</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/w%C3%BCrdet#German" title="würdet">würdet</a> <strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/er#German" title="er">er</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/wird#German" title="wird">wird</a> <strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/sie#German" title="sie">sie</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/werden#German" title="werden">werden</a> <strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/er#German" title="er">er</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/w%C3%BCrde#German" title="würde">würde</a> <strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/sie#German" title="sie">sie</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/w%C3%BCrden#German" title="würden">würden</a> <strong class="selflink">blinken</strong></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="background:#9999DF"><span title="Futur II">future ii</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" style="background:#ccccff"><span title="Infinitiv">infinitive</span> </th> <td rowspan="3" colspan="2"><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a> <a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a> <a href="/wiki/werden#German" title="werden">werden</a></span> </td> <th rowspan="3" style="background:#ccccff"><span title="Konjunktiv I (Konjunktiv Präsens)">subjunctive i</span> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ich#German" title="ich">ich</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/werde#German" title="werde">werde</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a> <a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/wir#German" title="wir">wir</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/werden#German" title="werden">werden</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a> <a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/du#German" title="du">du</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/werdest#German" title="werdest">werdest</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a> <a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ihr#German" title="ihr">ihr</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/werdet#German" title="werdet">werdet</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a> <a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/er#German" title="er">er</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/werde#German" title="werde">werde</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a> <a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/sie#German" title="sie">sie</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/werden#German" title="werden">werden</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a> <a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="background:#d5d5d5; height: .25em"> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" style="background:#ccccff"><span title="Indikativ">indicative</span> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ich#German" title="ich">ich</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/werde#German" title="werde">werde</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a> <a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/wir#German" title="wir">wir</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/werden#German" title="werden">werden</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a> <a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></span> </td> <th rowspan="3" style="background:#ccccff"><span title="Konjunktiv II (Konjunktiv Präteritum)">subjunctive ii</span> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ich#German" title="ich">ich</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/w%C3%BCrde#German" title="würde">würde</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a> <a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/wir#German" title="wir">wir</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/w%C3%BCrden#German" title="würden">würden</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a> <a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/du#German" title="du">du</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/wirst#German" title="wirst">wirst</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a> <a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ihr#German" title="ihr">ihr</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/werdet#German" title="werdet">werdet</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a> <a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/du#German" title="du">du</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/w%C3%BCrdest#German" title="würdest">würdest</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a> <a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/ihr#German" title="ihr">ihr</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/w%C3%BCrdet#German" title="würdet">würdet</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a> <a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/er#German" title="er">er</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/wird#German" title="wird">wird</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a> <a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/sie#German" title="sie">sie</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/werden#German" title="werden">werden</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a> <a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/er#German" title="er">er</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/w%C3%BCrde#German" title="würde">würde</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a> <a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/sie#German" title="sie">sie</a></span> <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/w%C3%BCrden#German" title="würden">würden</a> <a href="/wiki/geblinkt#German" title="geblinkt">geblinkt</a> <a href="/wiki/haben#German" title="haben">haben</a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Derived_terms_2">Derived terms</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinken&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Derived terms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/w/index.php?title=anblinken&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="anblinken (page does not exist)">anblinken</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/w/index.php?title=aufblinken&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="aufblinken (page does not exist)">aufblinken</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Blinker#German" title="Blinker">Blinker</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geblinke&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Geblinke (page does not exist)">Geblinke</a></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinken&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>“<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dwds.de/?q=blinken">blinken</a>” in <i>Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache</i></li> <li>“<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://corpora.wortschatz-leipzig.de/de/res?&word=blinken">blinken</a>” in Uni Leipzig: <i>Wortschatz-Lexikon</i></li> <li>“<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/blinken">blinken</a>” in <i>Duden</i> online</li> <li>“<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.openthesaurus.de/synonyme/blinken">blinken</a>” in <i>OpenThesaurus.de</i></li> <li>“<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://woerterbuchnetz.de/?sigle=DWB&lemma=blinken">blinken</a>” in <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsches_W%C3%B6rterbuch" class="extiw" title="w:Deutsches Wörterbuch">Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm</a></i>, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Middle_Dutch">Middle Dutch</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinken&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Middle Dutch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology_3">Etymology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinken&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Dutch" class="extiw" title="w:Old Dutch">Old Dutch</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="odt"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reconstruction:Old_Dutch/blinkan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reconstruction:Old Dutch/blinkan (page does not exist)">*blinkan</a></i>, from <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-West_Germanic_language" class="extiw" title="w:Proto-West Germanic language">Proto-West Germanic</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="gmw-pro"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/blinkan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blinkan (page does not exist)">*blinkan</a></i>, from <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Germanic_language" class="extiw" title="w:Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="gem-pro"><a href="/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blinkan%C4%85" title="Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blinkaną">*blinkaną</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Verb_3">Verb</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinken&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Verb"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="dum">blinken</strong></span> </p> <ol><li>to <a href="/wiki/shine" title="shine">shine</a>, to <a href="/wiki/glitter" title="glitter">glitter</a> (reflect light)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Inflection">Inflection</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinken&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Inflection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="inflection-table vsSwitcher" data-toggle-category="inflection" style="border: 1px solid #CCCCFF;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr style="background: #CCCCFF;"> <th class="vsToggleElement" style="text-align: left;" colspan="3">Weak </th></tr> <tr class="vsShow" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF; min-width: 9em;">Infinitive </th> <td style="min-width: 12em;"><span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinken</span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsShow" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF; min-width: 9em;">3rd sg. past </th> <td style="min-width: 12em;">— </td></tr> <tr class="vsShow" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF; min-width: 9em;">3rd pl. past </th> <td style="min-width: 12em;">— </td></tr> <tr class="vsShow" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF; min-width: 9em;">Past participle </th> <td style="min-width: 12em;">— </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF;">Infinitive </th> <td colspan="2"><span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinken</span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF;">In genitive </th> <td colspan="2"><span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinkens</span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF;">In dative </th> <td colspan="2"><span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinkene</span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #CCCCFF;"> <th style="background: #E6E6FF; min-width: 9em;">Indicative </th> <th style="background: #CCCCFF; min-width: 12em;">Present </th> <th style="background: #CCCCFF; min-width: 12em;">Past </th></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF;">1st singular </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinke</span> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF;">2nd singular </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="dum">blincs</span>, <span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinkes</span> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF;">3rd singular </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinct</span>, <span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinket</span> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF;">1st plural </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinken</span> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF;">2nd plural </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinct</span>, <span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinket</span> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF;">3rd plural </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinken</span> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #CCCCFF;"> <th style="background: #E6E6FF; min-width: 9em;">Subjunctive </th> <th style="background: #CCCCFF; min-width: 12em;">Present </th> <th style="background: #CCCCFF; min-width: 12em;">Past </th></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF;">1st singular </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinke</span> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF;">2nd singular </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="dum">blincs</span>, <span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinkes</span> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF;">3rd singular </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinke</span> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF;">1st plural </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinken</span> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF;">2nd plural </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinct</span>, <span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinket</span> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF;">3rd plural </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinken</span> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #CCCCFF;"> <th style="background: #E6E6FF; min-width: 9em;">Imperative </th> <th style="background: #CCCCFF; min-width: 12em;">Present </th> <th style="background: #CCCCFF; min-width: 12em;" colspan="1"> </th></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF;">Singular </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinc</span>, <span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinke</span> </td> <td colspan="1"> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF;">Plural </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinct</span>, <span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinket</span> </td> <td colspan="1"> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #CCCCFF;"> <th style="background: #E6E6FF; min-width: 9em;"> </th> <th style="background: #CCCCFF; min-width: 12em;">Present </th> <th style="background: #CCCCFF; min-width: 12em;">Past </th></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: #F2F2FF;"> <th style="background: #CCCCFF;">Participle </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="dum">blinkende</span> </td> <td>— </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Derived_terms_3">Derived terms</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinken&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit 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href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#definite" title="Appendix:Glossary">definite</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#singular_number" title="Appendix:Glossary">singular</a> of <span class="form-of-definition-link"><i class="Latn mention" lang="nb"><a href="/wiki/blink#Norwegian_Bokmål" title="blink">blink</a></i></span></span></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Norwegian_Nynorsk">Norwegian Nynorsk</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinken&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Norwegian Nynorsk"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Noun_2">Noun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=blinken&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Noun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span 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