See also: Spiele

German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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spiele

  1. inflection of spielen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German spilen, spiln, from Old High German spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic *spilōn.

Verb

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spiele

  1. to play
    Die Kinner spiele.
    The children are playing.
    Spielst-du gern Bolisch?
    Do you like playing bowling?
  2. to play (an instrument)
    Peter spield Piano.
    Peter plays piano.

Etymology 2

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From Middle High German spüelen, from Old High German *spuolen (attested in Old High German irspuolen (to wash)), from Proto-West Germanic *spōlijan.

Verb

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spiele

  1. to wash
    Ich muss noch 's Gescherr spiele.
    I still have to wash the dishes.
Inflection
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Regular
infinitive spiele
participle gespield
auxiliary hon
present
indicative
imperative
ich spiele
du spielst spiel
er/sie/es spield
meer spiele
deer spield spield
sie spiele
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end.

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