verb
to weigh, to rock (to soothe)
B1
Strong verb meaning 'to weigh' (determine weight) and 'to rock/soothe' (e.g., a baby). Uses auxiliary haben; preterite 'wog', participle 'gewogen'. Not separable or reflexive by default. Transitive when weighing; 'ein Baby wiegen' means rocking. No fixed governing preposition; uses direct objects.
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Ich habe mich gewogen.
I weighed myself.
Kannst du bitte das Paket wiegen?
Could you please weigh the package?
Der Verkäufer wog die Kartoffeln, weil die Waage am Morgen falsch kalibriert war.
The seller weighed the potatoes because the scale had been incorrectly calibrated in the morning.
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Picture a scale with numbers when you see 'wiegen' for weighing; picture a mother gently rocking a baby for the 'rock' meaning.
Sounds like English 'weigh' — associate 'wiegen' with a scale.
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Wiegen is a strong (irregular) verb: Präteritum 'wog', Partizip II 'gewogen'. It can mean both 'to weigh' (measure weight) and 'to rock' (soothe). Auxiliary for perfect tenses is 'haben'. Konjunktiv I Präteritum forms are not used; any Konjunktiv I präteritum entries have been marked 'not applicable'.