buhlen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German buolen (“to woo, love”), from buole (“friend, lover, loved one”). Cognate with Middle Low German bôlen (“to woo, court”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbuhlen (weak, third-person singular present buhlt, past tense buhlte, past participle gebuhlt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive, derogatory) to court [with um]
- (intransitive, dated) to have an affair [with mit ‘with’]
Conjugation
editinfinitive | buhlen | ||||
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present participle | buhlend | ||||
past participle | gebuhlt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich buhle | wir buhlen | i | ich buhle | wir buhlen |
du buhlst | ihr buhlt | du buhlest | ihr buhlet | ||
er buhlt | sie buhlen | er buhle | sie buhlen | ||
preterite | ich buhlte | wir buhlten | ii | ich buhlte1 | wir buhlten1 |
du buhltest | ihr buhltet | du buhltest1 | ihr buhltet1 | ||
er buhlte | sie buhlten | er buhlte1 | sie buhlten1 | ||
imperative | buhl (du) buhle (du) |
buhlt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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