kuppeln
German
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle High German koppeln, kuppeln, kupelen (“to bind (to a paddock, chiefly dogs); to pinion”), a hunting jargon term borrowed from Old French copler, coupler. Doublet of koppeln.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editkuppeln (weak, third-person singular present kuppelt, past tense kuppelte, past participle gekuppelt, auxiliary haben)
- to couple
- (automotive) to operate the clutch
Conjugation
editinfinitive | kuppeln | ||||
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present participle | kuppelnd | ||||
past participle | gekuppelt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich kupple ich kuppele ich kuppel |
wir kuppeln | i | ich kuppele ich kupple |
wir kuppeln |
du kuppelst | ihr kuppelt | du kuppelest du kupplest |
ihr kuppelet ihr kupplet | ||
er kuppelt | sie kuppeln | er kuppele er kupple |
sie kuppeln | ||
preterite | ich kuppelte | wir kuppelten | ii | ich kuppelte1 | wir kuppelten1 |
du kuppeltest | ihr kuppeltet | du kuppeltest1 | ihr kuppeltet1 | ||
er kuppelte | sie kuppelten | er kuppelte1 | sie kuppelten1 | ||
imperative | kupple (du) kuppel (du) kuppele (du) |
kuppelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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