schweben

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German swëben, from Old High German swebēn, from Proto-Germanic *swibāną (“to move”), from Proto-Indo-European *ksweybʰ- (“to twist, turn around”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃveːbən/, [ˈʃveː.bm̩], [-bən] === Verb === schweben (weak, third-person singular present schwebt, past tense schwebte, past participle geschwebt, auxiliary sein or haben) to hover, soar, float, drift ==== Usage notes ==== The auxiliary is always sein when there is movement from one place to another: Die Drohne ist weiter nach Norden geschwebt. (“The drone floated further towards the north.”) When there is no movement or movement within a confined space, the normal choice is haben, but sein is also possible: Die Drohne hat / ist über unsern Köpfen geschwebt. (“The drone hovered above our heads.”) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== in der Schwebe Schweben Schwebfliege === Further reading === “schweben”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “schweben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “schweben” in Duden online “schweben” in OpenThesaurus.de