Springt

Springt is a form of the German verb springen, meaning to jump or leap. Specifically, springt is the third-person singular present tense, used when a he, she, or it performs a jumping action in the present.

In addition to springt, the present tense forms of springen are: ich springe, du springst, wir springen, ihr springt, sie springen. The verb’s past tense (preterite) is sprang, and the past participle is gesprungen. The present perfect in German is formed with the auxiliary ist: er ist gesprungen. These forms are used across everyday speech to describe jumping actions, from people to animals and objects.

Etymology and cognates: springen is a Germanic verb with cognates in other Germanic languages, such as Dutch springen. It is related to the English noun and verb spring, reflecting a shared Indo-European root connected with leaping or rising. Over time, semantic shifts in different languages led to some variation in how the root is used, but the basic sense of leaping remains common.

Usage notes: springt appears in sentences describing current actions, for example, Der Hund springt über den Zaun (The dog jumps over the fence). Because German uses auxiliary verbs to form compound tenses, gesprungen is used with ist to express a completed leap, as in Der Frosch ist ins Wasser gesprungen (The frog has jumped into the water). The verb is widely taught as a core irregular verb and is frequently encountered in daily language, literature, and media.

See also: German verb conjugation; springen; related Germanic languages.