bauen

See also: Bauen

German

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From Middle High German būwen, from Old High German būan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt, the athematic root aorist of the root *bʰuH-. Cognates include Old English būan, Old Norse búa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaʊ̯ən]

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Verb

1. to build; to construct
2. (drug-related) to roll a joint

   Baust du einen? Ich kann grad nicht mehr.

   Can you roll one? I just can't anymore.

3. to rely [+ auf (object) = on]

Antonyms

• (to construct): vernichten

Derived terms

• abbauen
• anbauen
• aufbauen
• ausbauen
• Bau
• Bauen
• Bauer
• baufällig
• Bausoldat
• Baustelle
• einbauen
• erbauen
• umbauen
• verbauen
• zubauen

 

Related terms

• Anbau
• Bauer
• Bauten
• Gebäude
• Gitarrenbauer
• Verbau

 

Further reading

• “bauen” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From Old High German būan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbau̯en/, [ˈbɑʊ̯ən]
  • Rhymes: -ɑʊən

Verb

bauen (third-person singular present baut, past participle gebaut, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to build

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	bauen
participle	gebaut
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	bauen	—
2nd singular	baus	bau
3rd singular	baut	—
1st plural	bauen	—
2nd plural	baut	baut
3rd plural	bauen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Synonyms

• konstruéieren

Derived terms

• abbauen
• ausbauen
• bäibauen
• ëmbauen
• ofbauen
• opbauen
• ubauen
• verbauen
• zoubauen