picknicken
to picnic
To eat a meal outdoors, usually one that you have brought yourself.
EXAMPLE
Bei schönem Wetter picknicken wir gern im Park.
When the weather is nice, we like to picnic in the park.
picknicken
to picnic
picknicken – picknickte – hat gepicknickt
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry picknicken, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Present
| ich | picknicke |
|---|---|
| du | picknickst |
| er/sie/es | picknickt |
| wir | picknicken |
| ihr | picknickt |
| sie | picknicken |
Simple past
| ich | picknickte |
|---|---|
| du | picknicktest |
| er/sie/es | picknickte |
| wir | picknickten |
| ihr | picknicktet |
| sie | picknickten |
Perfect
with haben
| ich | habe gepicknickt |
|---|---|
| du | hast gepicknickt |
| er/sie/es | hat gepicknickt |
| wir | haben gepicknickt |
| ihr | habt gepicknickt |
| sie | haben gepicknickt |
Commands
| du | picknick! picknicke! |
|---|---|
| ihr | picknickt! |
| Sie | picknicken Sie! |
Past perfect
| ich | hatte gepicknickt |
|---|---|
| du | hattest gepicknickt |
| er/sie/es | hatte gepicknickt |
| wir | hatten gepicknickt |
| ihr | hattet gepicknickt |
| sie | hatten gepicknickt |
Future
| ich | werde picknicken |
|---|---|
| du | wirst picknicken |
| er/sie/es | wird picknicken |
| wir | werden picknicken |
| ihr | werdet picknicken |
| sie | werden picknicken |
Subjunctive I
| ich | picknicke |
|---|---|
| du | picknickest |
| er/sie/es | picknicke |
| wir | picknicken |
| ihr | picknicket |
| sie | picknicken |
Used for reported speech.
Subjunctive II
| ich | picknickte |
|---|---|
| du | picknicktest |
| er/sie/es | picknickte |
| wir | picknickten |
| ihr | picknicktet |
| sie | picknickten |
Used for wishes and “would”.
Other forms
| infinitive | picknicken |
|---|---|
| with zu | zu picknicken |
| present participle | picknickend |
| past participle | gepicknickt |
Usage tips
Word formation
'Picknicken' (to picnic) is formed from the noun 'Picknick' (picnic) and the ending '-en'. This makes it easy to recognize the connection with a meal eaten outdoors.
EXAMPLE
Im Sommer picknicken viele Familien gern am See.
In summer, many families like to picnic by the lake.
Sentence pattern
'Picknicken' (to picnic) is used without a direct object. The location is often expressed with prepositions such as 'in', 'auf', or 'an', for example in a park, on a meadow, or by a lake.
EXAMPLE
Wir picknicken heute auf einer großen Wiese.
We're having a picnic today on a large meadow.
Die Freunde picknickten an einem ruhigen See.
The friends had a picnic by a quiet lake.
Typical collocations
'Picknicken' (to picnic) often appears with information about the weather, place, and time. Typical collocations are 'bei schönem Wetter picknicken' (to picnic when the weather is nice), 'im Park picknicken' (to picnic in the park), and 'am Wochenende picknicken' (to picnic on the weekend).
EXAMPLE
Wir haben am Wochenende mit Freunden im Park gepicknickt.
We had a picnic in the park with friends over the weekend.
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