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ich zitterte

trembled, was shaking

→ zittern
zitter to tremble, to shake + te Past tense (I/he/she/it)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #19,659
trembled, was shaking Past tense of “zittern.”
GE: Meine Hände zitterten vor Kälte.
EN: My hands were shaking from the cold.
Conjugation of zittern
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First zitterte zitterten
Third zitterte zitterten
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
First zitterte zitterten
Third zitterte zitterten

Ich zitterte.

I trembled.

Ich fühlte, wie er zitterte.

I felt him trembling.

— Der große Irrtum (1971)

Er zitterte.

He trembled.

Tom zitterte.

Tom trembled.

Sie zitterte wie Espenlaub.

She was shaking like a leaf.

Als sie den Spiegel so reden hörte, zitterte und bebte sie vor Zorn.

When she heard the mirror speak like that, she trembled and shook with anger.

Der Mann, Ödipus, zitterte.

The man, Oedipus, trembled.

Er zitterte vor Wut.

He trembled with anger.

Das Mädchen zitterte vor Angst.

The girl trembled with fear.

Layla zitterte wie Espenlaub.

Layla was shaking like a leaf.

Ich lief zu ihm und sah, dass er vor Angst zitterte.

I ran to him and saw that he was shaking with fear.

Sie zitterte beim Anblick.

She trembled at the sight.

Ach, wie der Baum zitterte!

Oh, how the tree trembled!

Und ich zitterte auch nicht.

And I wasn’t shaking either.

Er zitterte vor Kälte.

He shivered from the cold.