senden
German
Etymology
From Middle High German senden, from Old High German senten, from Proto-West Germanic *sandijan. Compare Dutch zenden, English send, Danish sende, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (sandjan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛndən/, [ˈzɛndən], [ˈzɛndn̩]
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Verb
senden (weak or irregular weak, third-person singular present sendet, past tense sendete or sandte, past participle gesendet or gesandt, auxiliary haben)
Usage notes
- Only the weak past forms sendete, gesendet are used in the sense of “to broadcast”.
- Both sets of forms may be used in the sense of “to send”, though sandte, gesandt are predominant. This sense is very rare in vernacular German (schicken being used instead).
Conjugation
infinitive | senden | ||||
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present participle | sendend | ||||
past participle | gesendet gesandt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich sende | wir senden | i | ich sende | wir senden |
du sendest | ihr sendet | du sendest | ihr sendet | ||
er sendet | sie senden | er sende | sie senden | ||
preterite | ich sendete ich sandte |
wir sendeten wir sandten |
ii | ich sendete1 ich sandte1 |
wir sendeten1 wir sandten1 |
du sendetest du sandtest |
ihr sendetet ihr sandtet |
du sendetest1 du sandtest1 |
ihr sendetet1 ihr sandtet1 | ||
er sendete er sandte |
sie sendeten sie sandten |
er sendete1 er sandte1 |
sie sendeten1 sie sandten1 | ||
imperative | send (du) sende (du) |
sendet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
- “senden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “senden” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “senden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “senden” in Duden online
Middle Dutch
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: zenden
- Limburgish: zènje
Further reading
- “senden”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “senden (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English sendan (“to send away, banish”), from Proto-West Germanic *sandijan, from Proto-Germanic *sandijaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛndən/, /ˈseːndən/
Verb
senden (third-person singular simple present sendeth, present participle sendende, simple past and past participle send)
- (transitive) to send
Conjugation
infinitive | (to) senden, sende | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | sende | sente, sende | |
2nd-person singular | sendest | sentest, sendest | |
3rd-person singular | sendeth | sente, sende | |
subjunctive singular | sende | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | senden, sende | senten, sente, senden, sende | |
imperative plural | sendeth, sende | — | |
participles | sendynge, sendende | sent, send, ysent, ysend |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms
References
- “senden, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sandijan.
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “senden”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012