foltern
Appearance
See also: Foltern
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Middle High German foltern. Equivalent to Folter + -en.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]foltern (weak, third-person singular present foltert, past tense folterte, past participle gefoltert, auxiliary haben)
- to torture (subject to cruel treatment)
Usage notes
[edit]- The word usually refers to torture in the strict sense (that is a method of interrogation or punishment). Otherwise one uses quälen; for example Tiere quälen (“to torture animals”). Figurative use of foltern is possible of course, but it has an even stronger tone than the English verb.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | foltern | ||||
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present participle | folternd | ||||
past participle | gefoltert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich foltre ich foltere ich folter |
wir foltern | i | ich foltere ich foltre |
wir foltern |
du folterst | ihr foltert | du folterest du foltrest |
ihr folteret ihr foltret | ||
er foltert | sie foltern | er foltere er foltre |
sie foltern | ||
preterite | ich folterte | wir folterten | ii | ich folterte1 | wir folterten1 |
du foltertest | ihr foltertet | du foltertest1 | ihr foltertet1 | ||
er folterte | sie folterten | er folterte1 | sie folterten1 | ||
imperative | foltre (du) folter (du) foltere (du) |
foltert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.