casten
English edit
Verb edit
casten
- (archaic, poetic) past participle of cast
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑstə(n)/, [ˈkɑːstə(n)]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: cas‧ten
- Homophone: kasten (by the first pronunciation)
Verb edit
casten
- (transitive) to cast, assign performing parts in a production
Inflection edit
| Conjugation of casten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | casten | |||
| past singular | castte | |||
| past participle | gecast | |||
| infinitive | casten | |||
| gerund | casten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | cast | castte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | cast | castte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | cast | castte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | cast | castte | ||
| 3rd person singular | cast | castte | ||
| plural | casten | castten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | caste | castte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | casten | castten | ||
| imperative sing. | cast | |||
| imperative plur.1 | cast | |||
| participles | castend | gecast | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Related terms edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from English cast, from Old Norse kasta, from Proto-Germanic *kastōną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
casten (weak, third-person singular present castet, past tense castete, past participle gecastet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or intransitive) to audition; to have a casting (evaluate people for a perfoming part)
- Synonym: vorsprechen lassen
- Es wurden drei Schauspieler für die Rolle gecastet, aber keiner davon passte.
- Three actors were auditioned for the part, but none of them seemed right.
- (transitive, less common, at least in non-specialist use) to cast (choose someone for a performing part)
- Er wurde für die Rolle gecastet. ― He was cast for the part.
Conjugation edit
| infinitive | casten | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | castend | ||||
| past participle | gecastet | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich caste | wir casten | i | ich caste | wir casten |
| du castest | ihr castet | du castest | ihr castet | ||
| er castet | sie casten | er caste | sie casten | ||
| preterite | ich castete | wir casteten | ii | ich castete1 | wir casteten1 |
| du castetest | ihr castetet | du castetest1 | ihr castetet1 | ||
| er castete | sie casteten | er castete1 | sie casteten1 | ||
| imperative | cast (du) caste (du) |
castet (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Synonyms edit
- (cast): besetzen (the usual word); auswählen; verpflichten