stauben
See also: Stäuben
German
Etymology
From Middle High German stouben, from Old High German stouben, from Proto-West Germanic *staubijan (“to sprinkle”). Cognate with Hunsrik staave.
Pronunciation
Verb
stauben (weak, third-person singular present staubt, past tense staubte, past participle gestaubt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
infinitive | stauben | ||||
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present participle | staubend | ||||
past participle | gestaubt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich staube | wir stauben | i | ich staube | wir stauben |
du staubst | ihr staubt | du staubest | ihr staubet | ||
er staubt | sie stauben | er staube | sie stauben | ||
preterite | ich staubte | wir staubten | ii | ich staubte1 | wir staubten1 |
du staubtest | ihr staubtet | du staubtest1 | ihr staubtet1 | ||
er staubte | sie staubten | er staubte1 | sie staubten1 | ||
imperative | staub (du) staube (du) |
staubt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms
- abstauben, entstauben (to remove dust)
- verstauben, Staub ansammeln (to gather dust)
Further reading
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