bestauben
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German bestouben, from Old High German bistouben. By surface analysis, be- + stauben.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]bestauben (weak, third-person singular present bestaubt, past tense bestaubte, past participle bestaubt, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (transitive) to make dusty [auxiliary haben]
- (intransitive) to get covered in dust [auxiliary sein]
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | bestauben | ||||
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present participle | bestaubend | ||||
past participle | bestaubt | ||||
auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich bestaube | wir bestauben | i | ich bestaube | wir bestauben |
du bestaubst | ihr bestaubt | du bestaubest | ihr bestaubet | ||
er bestaubt | sie bestauben | er bestaube | sie bestauben | ||
preterite | ich bestaubte | wir bestaubten | ii | ich bestaubte1 | wir bestaubten1 |
du bestaubtest | ihr bestaubtet | du bestaubtest1 | ihr bestaubtet1 | ||
er bestaubte | sie bestaubten | er bestaubte1 | sie bestaubten1 | ||
imperative | bestaub (du) bestaube (du) |
bestaubt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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