bestecken
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German bestecken, from Old High German bistekken. By surface analysis, be- + stecken.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]bestecken (weak, third-person singular present besteckt, past tense besteckte, past participle besteckt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive, obsolete) to get stuck
- (transitive) to decorate by sticking materials into something (e.g., flowers on a wreath)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | bestecken | ||||
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present participle | besteckend | ||||
past participle | besteckt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich bestecke | wir bestecken | i | ich bestecke | wir bestecken |
du besteckst | ihr besteckt | du besteckest | ihr bestecket | ||
er besteckt | sie bestecken | er bestecke | sie bestecken | ||
preterite | ich besteckte | wir besteckten | ii | ich besteckte1 | wir besteckten1 |
du bestecktest | ihr bestecktet | du bestecktest1 | ihr bestecktet1 | ||
er besteckte | sie besteckten | er besteckte1 | sie besteckten1 | ||
imperative | besteck (du) bestecke (du) |
besteckt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
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- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms prefixed with be-
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/ɛkn̩
- Rhymes:German/ɛkn̩/3 syllables
- German lemmas
- German verbs
- German weak verbs
- German verbs using haben as auxiliary
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- German terms with obsolete senses
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