sich sputen
to hurry
To hurry and do something faster so that you finish or arrive on time.
EXAMPLE
Wir müssen uns sputen, sonst verpassen wir den Zug.
We have to hurry, otherwise we'll miss the train.
sputen
to hurry
sputen – sputete – hat gesputet
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry sputen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Present
| ich | spute |
|---|---|
| du | sputest |
| er/sie/es | sputet |
| wir | sputen |
| ihr | sputet |
| sie | sputen |
Simple past
| ich | sputete |
|---|---|
| du | sputetest |
| er/sie/es | sputete |
| wir | sputeten |
| ihr | sputetet |
| sie | sputeten |
Perfect
with haben
| ich | habe gesputet |
|---|---|
| du | hast gesputet |
| er/sie/es | hat gesputet |
| wir | haben gesputet |
| ihr | habt gesputet |
| sie | haben gesputet |
Commands
| du | sput! spute! |
|---|---|
| ihr | sputet! |
| Sie | sputen Sie! |
Past perfect
| ich | hatte gesputet |
|---|---|
| du | hattest gesputet |
| er/sie/es | hatte gesputet |
| wir | hatten gesputet |
| ihr | hattet gesputet |
| sie | hatten gesputet |
Future
| ich | werde sputen |
|---|---|
| du | wirst sputen |
| er/sie/es | wird sputen |
| wir | werden sputen |
| ihr | werdet sputen |
| sie | werden sputen |
Subjunctive I
| ich | spute |
|---|---|
| du | sputest |
| er/sie/es | spute |
| wir | sputen |
| ihr | sputet |
| sie | sputen |
Used for reported speech.
Subjunctive II
| ich | sputete |
|---|---|
| du | sputetest |
| er/sie/es | sputete |
| wir | sputeten |
| ihr | sputetet |
| sie | sputeten |
Used for wishes and “would”.
Other forms
| infinitive | sputen |
|---|---|
| with zu | zu sputen |
| present participle | sputend |
| past participle | gesputet |
Usage tips
Reflexive construction
'Sputen' (to hurry) is used reflexively in this meaning: the verb takes a reflexive pronoun in the accusative, for example 'ich spute mich' (I hurry) or 'du sputest dich' (you hurry). The reflexive pronoun changes according to the person.
EXAMPLE
Wir sputen uns, damit wir pünktlich beginnen können.
We are hurrying so that we can start on time.
Typical sentence patterns
'Sich sputen' (to hurry) is often used with 'müssen' (must / have to) or with an infinitive construction using 'um … zu' (in order to). This expresses that someone has to act faster to achieve a goal.
EXAMPLE
Ihr müsst euch sputen, um den letzten Bus zu erreichen.
You have to hurry to catch the last bus.
Sie sputete sich, um noch rechtzeitig zur Besprechung zu kommen.
She hurried to get to the meeting on time.
Register
'Sich sputen' (to hurry) is more colloquial and can sound slightly humorous or old-fashioned depending on the situation. It is especially common in commands and urgent warnings.
EXAMPLE
Sputet euch, sonst beginnt die Vorstellung ohne uns!
Hurry up, or the show will start without us!
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