befehlen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German bevelhen, from Old High German bifelahan, bifelhan, from Proto-West Germanic *bifelhan. Related to German empfehlen (recommend, advocate), but not German fehlen (to be missing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈfeːln/, /bəˈfeːlən/
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Verb

befehlen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present befiehlt, past tense befahl, past participle befohlen, past subjunctive befähle, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to command; to order (someone to do something)
  2. (intransitive) to give orders; to be in command
  3. (dated) to entrust

Conjugation

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • befehlen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • befehlen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • befehlen” in Duden online
  • befehlen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German bevēlen, from Old Saxon bifelhan, from Proto-West Germanic *bifelhan.

Pronunciation

Verb

befehlen (third-person singular simple present befehlt, past tense befohl, past participle befahlen, auxiliary verb wesen)

  1. To order, command.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of befehlen (class 4 strong verb)
infinitive befehlen
present preterite
1st person singular befehl befohl
2nd person singular befehls(t) befohls(t)
3rd person singular befehl(t) befohl
plural befehlt, befehlen befohlen
imperative
singular befehl
plural befehlt
present past
participle befehlen (e)befahlen, gebefahlen

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Derived terms