schwofen
German
Etymology
Dialectal variant of schweifen.
Pronunciation
Verb
schwofen (weak, third-person singular present schwoft, past tense schwofte, past participle geschwoft, auxiliary haben)
- (colloquial) to dance, shake a leg
- Synonym: tanzen
- 2025 September 18, “Marderjagd”, in Westfalen-Blatt, number Nr. 217, published 18 September 2025, page BF09:
- Wahrscheinlich hat der nervende Räuber zu den lauten Rocksongs auch noch geschwoft, stellte Sven nach ein paar Tagen die Marderjagd vorerst ein…
- Apparently, the annoying predator even became inclined to dance as a consequence of being exposed to the loud rock songs, so Sven ceased the marten hunt after a few days for the time being…
Conjugation
Conjugation of schwofen (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | schwofen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | schwofend | ||||
| past participle | geschwoft | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich schwofe | wir schwofen | i | ich schwofe | wir schwofen |
| du schwofst | ihr schwoft | du schwofest | ihr schwofet | ||
| er schwoft | sie schwofen | er schwofe | sie schwofen | ||
| preterite | ich schwofte | wir schwoften | ii | ich schwofte1 | wir schwoften1 |
| du schwoftest | ihr schwoftet | du schwoftest1 | ihr schwoftet1 | ||
| er schwofte | sie schwoften | er schwofte1 | sie schwoften1 | ||
| imperative | schwof (du) schwofe (du) |
schwoft (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of schwofen (weak, auxiliary haben)