mechtn

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Bavarian

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Etymology

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Originally the subjunctive, möhte, of Middle High German megen (whence modern megn); with defective conjugation. From Old High German mugan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mechtn

  1. (transitive) to want something
    Mechst an Åpfe?Do you want an apple?
    Na, i mecht a Bier.No, I want a beer.
  2. (auxiliary, with infinitive) to want to (do something)
    I mecht eam ned frågn.I don't want to ask him.
    I mecht spuin.I want to play.

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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