hicksen
to hiccup
To have hiccups or repeatedly make a short, jerky sound while doing so.
EXAMPLE
Nach dem hastigen Trinken musste er den ganzen Abend hicksen.
After drinking too quickly, he had to hiccup all evening.
hicksen
to hiccup
hicksen – hickste – hat gehickst
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry hicksen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Present
| ich | hickse |
|---|---|
| du | hickst |
| er/sie/es | hickst |
| wir | hicksen |
| ihr | hickst |
| sie | hicksen |
Simple past
| ich | hickste |
|---|---|
| du | hickstest |
| er/sie/es | hickste |
| wir | hicksten |
| ihr | hickstet |
| sie | hicksten |
Perfect
with haben
| ich | habe gehickst |
|---|---|
| du | hast gehickst |
| er/sie/es | hat gehickst |
| wir | haben gehickst |
| ihr | habt gehickst |
| sie | haben gehickst |
Commands
| du | hicks! hickse! |
|---|---|
| ihr | hickst! |
| Sie | hicksen Sie! |
Past perfect
| ich | hatte gehickst |
|---|---|
| du | hattest gehickst |
| er/sie/es | hatte gehickst |
| wir | hatten gehickst |
| ihr | hattet gehickst |
| sie | hatten gehickst |
Future
| ich | werde hicksen |
|---|---|
| du | wirst hicksen |
| er/sie/es | wird hicksen |
| wir | werden hicksen |
| ihr | werdet hicksen |
| sie | werden hicksen |
Subjunctive I
| ich | hickse |
|---|---|
| du | hicksest |
| er/sie/es | hickse |
| wir | hicksen |
| ihr | hickset |
| sie | hicksen |
Used for reported speech.
Subjunctive II
| ich | hickste |
|---|---|
| du | hickstest |
| er/sie/es | hickste |
| wir | hicksten |
| ihr | hickstet |
| sie | hicksten |
Used for wishes and “would”.
Other forms
| infinitive | hicksen |
|---|---|
| with zu | zu hicksen |
| present participle | hicksend |
| past participle | gehickst |
Usage tips
Word formation
'Hicksen' contains the sound sequence 'hicks', which imitates the short, jerky sound. The ending '-en' turns it into a verb.
EXAMPLE
Aus dem Nebenzimmer hörte man ihn leise hicksen.
You could hear him quietly hiccuping from the next room.
Without an object
'Hicksen' is normally used without an accusative object: The person with the hiccups is the subject. Time or place phrases can be added to indicate how long or where someone is hiccupping.
EXAMPLE
Nach dem Essen hickste er mehrere Minuten lang.
After the meal, he hiccupped for several minutes.
Colloquial language
'Hicksen' is mainly used in spoken and colloquial language. In narrative texts, it is often used to vividly describe an audible physical sound.
EXAMPLE
Alle mussten lachen, als der Schauspieler mitten in der Szene hickste.
Everyone had to laugh when the actor hiccupped in the middle of the scene.
In real life
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