befehlen
See also: Befehlen
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German bevelhen, from Old High German bifelahan, from Proto-West Germanic *bifelhan. Related to German empfehlen (“recommend, advocate”), but not German fehlen (“to be missing”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
befehlen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present befiehlt, past tense befahl, past participle befohlen, past subjunctive befähle, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to command; to order (someone to do something)
- (intransitive) to give orders; to be in command
- (dated) to entrust
Conjugation edit
infinitive | befehlen | ||||
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present participle | befehlend | ||||
past participle | befohlen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich befehle | wir befehlen | i | ich befehle | wir befehlen |
du befiehlst | ihr befehlt | du befehlest | ihr befehlet | ||
er befiehlt | sie befehlen | er befehle | sie befehlen | ||
preterite | ich befahl | wir befahlen | ii | ich befähle1 | wir befählen1 |
du befahlst | ihr befahlt | du befählest1 du befählst1 |
ihr befählet1 ihr befählt1 | ||
er befahl | sie befahlen | er befähle1 | sie befählen1 | ||
imperative | befiehl (du) | befehlt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German bevēlen, from Old Saxon bifelhan, from Proto-West Germanic *bifelhan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
befehlen (third-person singular simple present befehlt, past tense befohl, past participle befahlen, auxiliary verb wesen)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of befehlen (class 4 strong verb)
infinitive | befehlen | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | befehl | befohl |
2nd person singular | befehls(t) | befohls(t) |
3rd person singular | befehl(t) | befohl |
plural | befehlt, befehlen | befohlen |
imperative | present | — |
singular | befehl | |
plural | befehlt | |
participle | present | past |
befehlen | (e)befahlen, gebefahlen | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
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