rührt

Rührt is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb rühren. The core meaning is to move or mix a substance by stirring, typically with a spoon, whisk, or similar implement. The verb also functions metaphorically to describe something that moves or touches someone emotionally, as in a story that rührt jemanden zu Tränen.

In everyday German, rühren appears both in literal and figurative contexts. It is commonly used in cooking and laboratory work, where objects are stirred or dissolved. Prefixes create related verbs with slightly different nuances: umrühren (to stir around/through, often with a circular motion), durchrühren (to mix through), unterrühren (to fold in), aufrühren (to whip up), and similar forms.

Grammatical overview: rühren is a verb with umlaut in the present tense. Conjugation in the present indicative is ich rühre, du rührst, er rührt, wir rühren, ihr rührt, sie rühren. The Präteritum (simple past) is rührte, and the past participle is gerührt, used with haben to form the perfect tense (ich habe gerührt). The verb is frequently combined with separable prefixes (e.g., umrühren, durchrühren); the prefix is placed at the end in main clauses (Ich rühre die Suppe um).

Etymology and usage: rühren has a long history in Germanic languages and remains common across cooking, science, and literature. As with many German verbs, its meaning expands from physical movement to metaphorical impact, making rühren a versatile term in both instructions and descriptive prose.