lüften
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German lüften (“to lift into the air”), from Old High German luftēn, from Proto-Germanic *luftijaną. More at lift.
Pronunciation
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[edit]lüften (weak, third-person singular present lüftet, past tense lüftete, past participle gelüftet, auxiliary haben)
- to air, ventilate
- Er hat das Zimmer gründlich gelüftet.
- He thoroughly ventilated the room.
- to lift, take off (a covering, such as a hat, veil, pot lid)
- (figurative) to unveil, reveal (a secret)
- Ich kann es dir nicht sagen, sonst würde ich das Geheimnis lüften.
- I can't tell you or I'd reveal the secret.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | lüften | ||||
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present participle | lüftend | ||||
past participle | gelüftet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich lüfte | wir lüften | i | ich lüfte | wir lüften |
du lüftest | ihr lüftet | du lüftest | ihr lüftet | ||
er lüftet | sie lüften | er lüfte | sie lüften | ||
preterite | ich lüftete | wir lüfteten | ii | ich lüftete1 | wir lüfteten1 |
du lüftetest | ihr lüftetet | du lüftetest1 | ihr lüftetet1 | ||
er lüftete | sie lüfteten | er lüftete1 | sie lüfteten1 | ||
imperative | lüft (du) lüfte (du) |
lüftet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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