mauen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German māwen.
Pronunciation
Verb
mauen (weak, third-person singular present maut, past tense maute, past participle gemaut, auxiliary haben)
- (Switzerland, Southwestern Germany) to meow
Conjugation
infinitive | mauen | ||||
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present participle | mauend | ||||
past participle | gemaut | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich maue | wir mauen | i | ich maue | wir mauen |
du maust | ihr maut | du mauest | ihr mauet | ||
er maut | sie mauen | er maue | sie mauen | ||
preterite | ich maute | wir mauten | ii | ich maute1 | wir mauten1 |
du mautest | ihr mautet | du mautest1 | ihr mautet1 | ||
er maute | sie mauten | er maute1 | sie mauten1 | ||
imperative | mau (du) maue (du) |
maut (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
Middle English
Verb
mauen
- Alternative form of mowen (“to be able to”)
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