biegen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German biegen, from Old High German biogan, from Proto-West Germanic *beugan, from Proto-Germanic *beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- (“to bend”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈbiːɡən/
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Verb
[edit]biegen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present biegt, past tense bog, past participle gebogen, past subjunctive böge, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to bend something (to form something into a curve) [auxiliary haben]
- Diese Stange kann man leicht biegen.
- You can easily bend this pole.
- (reflexive) to bend; to be bent (to form oneself or be formed into a curve) [auxiliary haben]
- Die Bäume biegen sich im Wind.
- The trees are bending in the wind.
- (intransitive) to turn; to round a corner; to drive into a street; always requires some adverbial of location with it; otherwise use abbiegen [auxiliary sein]
- Er ist um die Ecke gebogen.
- He’s turned around the corner.
- Er biegt auf die Hauptstraße.
- He turns into the main street.
Usage notes
[edit]- biegen is the most general word for “to bend”. However, in some cases beugen is preferable. See the latter for detailed notes.
Conjugation
[edit]| infinitive | biegen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | biegend | ||||
| past participle | gebogen | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich biege | wir biegen | i | ich biege | wir biegen |
| du biegst | ihr biegt | du biegest | ihr bieget | ||
| er biegt | sie biegen | er biege | sie biegen | ||
| preterite | ich bog | wir bogen | ii | ich böge1 | wir bögen1 |
| du bogst | ihr bogt | du bögest1 du bögst1 |
ihr böget1 ihr bögt1 | ||
| er bog | sie bogen | er böge1 | sie bögen1 | ||
| imperative | bieg (du) biege (du) |
biegt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “biegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “biegen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “biegen” in Duden online
- “biegen” in OpenThesaurus.de
Middle High German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old High German biogan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]biegen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present biuget, past tense bouc, past participle gebogen, past subjunctive büge, auxiliary hān)
Conjugation
[edit]| infinitive | biegen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive gerund | biegennes biegenes | ||||
| dative gerund | biegenne biegene | ||||
| present participle | biegende | ||||
| past participle | gebogen | ||||
| auxiliary | hān | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich biuge | wir biegen | i | ich biege | wir biegen |
| du biugest | ir bieget | du biegest | ir bieget | ||
| ër biuget | sie biegent | ër biege | sie biegen | ||
| preterite | ich bouc | wir bugen | ii | ich büge | wir bügen |
| du büge | ir buget | du bügest | ir büget | ||
| ër bouc | sie bugen | ër büge | sie bügen | ||
| imperative | biuc (du) | bieget (ir) | |||
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- German: biegen
References
[edit]- Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “biegen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
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