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wir schwiegen

were silent, kept quiet

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schwieg be silent, keep quiet + en we/they past-tense ending
verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #48,443
were silent, kept quiet
GE: Alle schwiegen während des Films.
EN: Everyone was quiet during the movie.
Conjugation of schweigen
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First schwieg schwiegen
Third schwieg schwiegen
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
First — schwiegen
Third — schwiegen

Wenn Tom sprach, schwiegen alle.

When Tom spoke, everyone was silent.

Die Gefangenen schwiegen.

The prisoners were silent.

Als er sprach, schwiegen alle.

When he spoke, everyone was silent.

Es wäre besser, wenn Sie schwiegen.

It would be better if you kept quiet.