benehmen
See also: Benehmen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German benëmen, from Old High German bineman, from Proto-West Germanic *bineman, from Proto-Germanic *binemaną. Equivalent to be- + nehmen. Compare English benim.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbenehmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present benimmt, past tense benahm, past participle benommen, past subjunctive benähme, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive, copulative) to behave, to act, to conduct oneself (a certain way)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | benehmen | ||||
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present participle | benehmend | ||||
past participle | benommen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich benehme | wir benehmen | i | ich benehme | wir benehmen |
du benimmst | ihr benehmt | du benehmest | ihr benehmet | ||
er benimmt | sie benehmen | er benehme | sie benehmen | ||
preterite | ich benahm | wir benahmen | ii | ich benähme1 | wir benähmen1 |
du benahmst | ihr benahmt | du benähmest1 du benähmst1 |
ihr benähmet1 ihr benähmt1 | ||
er benahm | sie benahmen | er benähme1 | sie benähmen1 | ||
imperative | benimm (du) | benehmt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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