buhlen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German buolen (“to woo, love”), from buole (“friend, lover, loved one”). Cognate with Middle Low German bôlen (“to woo, court”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]buhlen (weak, third-person singular present buhlt, past tense buhlte, past participle gebuhlt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive, derogatory) to court [with um]
- (intransitive, dated) to have an affair [with mit ‘with’]
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | buhlen | ||||
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present participle | buhlend | ||||
past participle | gebuhlt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich buhle | wir buhlen | i | ich buhle | wir buhlen |
du buhlst | ihr buhlt | du buhlest | ihr buhlet | ||
er buhlt | sie buhlen | er buhle | sie buhlen | ||
preterite | ich buhlte | wir buhlten | ii | ich buhlte1 | wir buhlten1 |
du buhltest | ihr buhltet | du buhltest1 | ihr buhltet1 | ||
er buhlte | sie buhlten | er buhlte1 | sie buhlten1 | ||
imperative | buhl (du) buhle (du) |
buhlt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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