faulen
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German fūlen, vūlen, from Old High German fūlēn, from Proto-Germanic *fūlāną (“to become foul; rot; decay”).
Verb edit
faulen (weak, third-person singular present fault, past tense faulte, past participle gefault, auxiliary sein)
- to rot (become decomposed by microorganisms)
Conjugation edit
infinitive | faulen | ||||
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present participle | faulend | ||||
past participle | gefault | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich faule | wir faulen | i | ich faule | wir faulen |
du faulst | ihr fault | du faulest | ihr faulet | ||
er fault | sie faulen | er faule | sie faulen | ||
preterite | ich faulte | wir faulten | ii | ich faulte1 | wir faulten1 |
du faultest | ihr faultet | du faultest1 | ihr faultet1 | ||
er faulte | sie faulten | er faulte1 | sie faulten1 | ||
imperative | faul (du) faule (du) |
fault (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
faulen
- inflection of faul:
Further reading edit
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German vūlen, from Old High German fūlēn, from Proto-West Germanic *fūl.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
faulen (third-person singular present fault, past participle gefault, auxiliary verb sinn)
- (intransitive) to rot, to decay
Conjugation edit
Regular | ||
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infinitive | faulen | |
participle | gefault | |
auxiliary | sinn | |
present indicative |
imperative | |
1st singular | faulen | — |
2nd singular | fauls | faul |
3rd singular | fault | — |
1st plural | faulen | — |
2nd plural | fault | fault |
3rd plural | faulen | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. |