beugen
Inflection of beugen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | beugen | |||
past singular | beugde | |||
past participle | gebeugd | |||
infinitive | beugen | |||
gerund | beugen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | beug | beugde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | beugt | beugde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | beugt | beugde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | beugt | beugde | ||
3rd person singular | beugt | beugde | ||
plural | beugen | beugden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | beuge | beugde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | beugen | beugden | ||
imperative sing. | beug | |||
imperative plur.1 | beugt | |||
participles | beugend | gebeugd | ||
1) Archaic. |
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
beugen
From Middle High German böugen, from Old High German bougen, from Proto-Germanic *baugijaną. In early modern German, almost fully merged with related biegen, which used to have the strong 2nd and 3rd persons singular du beugst, er beugt (compare similar archaic forms like du fleugst from fliegen). The later grammarians tried to distinguish the verbs again, though often in ways different from the (still vague) distinction that has now established itself.
beugen (weak, third-person singular present beugt, past tense beugte, past participle gebeugt, auxiliary haben)
infinitive | beugen | ||||
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present participle | beugend | ||||
past participle | gebeugt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich beuge | wir beugen | i | ich beuge | wir beugen |
du beugst | ihr beugt | du beugest | ihr beuget | ||
er beugt | sie beugen | er beuge | sie beugen | ||
preterite | ich beugte | wir beugten | ii | ich beugte1 | wir beugten1 |
du beugtest | ihr beugtet | du beugtest1 | ihr beugtet1 | ||
er beugte | sie beugten | er beugte1 | sie beugten1 | ||
imperative | beug (du) beuge (du) |
beugt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.