herbsten
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Herbst (“autumn”).
Verb edit
herbsten (weak, third-person singular present herbstet, past tense herbstete, past participle geherbstet, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive, impersonal) to become autumn
- (transitive, regional, colloquial) to harvest (ripe grapes for wine)
Conjugation edit
infinitive | herbsten | ||||
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present participle | herbstend | ||||
past participle | geherbstet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich herbste | wir herbsten | i | ich herbste | wir herbsten |
du herbstest | ihr herbstet | du herbstest | ihr herbstet | ||
er herbstet | sie herbsten | er herbste | sie herbsten | ||
preterite | ich herbstete | wir herbsteten | ii | ich herbstete1 | wir herbsteten1 |
du herbstetest | ihr herbstetet | du herbstetest1 | ihr herbstetet1 | ||
er herbstete | sie herbsteten | er herbstete1 | sie herbsteten1 | ||
imperative | herbst (du) herbste (du) |
herbstet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Synonyms edit
- herbsteln (Southern Germany, Bavaria, Austria)
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
herbsten
Adjective edit
herbsten
- inflection of herb: