entbieten
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]entbieten (class 2 strong, third-person singular present entbietet, past tense entbot, past participle entboten, past subjunctive entböte, auxiliary haben)
- (literary, transitive) to present [with dative ‘to someone’ and accusative ‘one's greetings, etc.’]
- (literary, archaic, transitive) to summon [with accusative ‘someone’ and zu (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
- 1902, Stefan Zweig, Die Wanderung:
- Und da wusste er, dass der Heiland ihn zu sich entboten.
- And then he knew that the Saviour had summoned him.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | entbieten | ||||
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present participle | entbietend | ||||
past participle | entboten | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich entbiete | wir entbieten | i | ich entbiete | wir entbieten |
du entbietest | ihr entbietet | du entbietest | ihr entbietet | ||
er entbietet | sie entbieten | er entbiete | sie entbieten | ||
preterite | ich entbot | wir entboten | ii | ich entböte1 | wir entböten1 |
du entbotest du entbotst |
ihr entbotet | du entbötest1 | ihr entbötet1 | ||
er entbot | sie entboten | er entböte1 | sie entböten1 | ||
imperative | entbiet (du) entbiete (du) |
entbietet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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