kalfatern
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German
Etymology
Compare Italian calafatare.
Pronunciation
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Verb
kalfatern (weak, third-person singular present kalfatert, past tense kalfaterte, past participle kalfatert, auxiliary haben)
- to caulk (to seal joints with caulk)
Conjugation
| infinitive | kalfatern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | kalfaternd | ||||
| past participle | kalfatert | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich kalfatre ich kalfatere ich kalfater |
wir kalfatern | i | ich kalfatere ich kalfatre |
wir kalfatern |
| du kalfaterst | ihr kalfatert | du kalfaterest du kalfatrest |
ihr kalfateret ihr kalfatret | ||
| er kalfatert | sie kalfatern | er kalfatere er kalfatre |
sie kalfatern | ||
| preterite | ich kalfaterte | wir kalfaterten | ii | ich kalfaterte1 | wir kalfaterten1 |
| du kalfatertest | ihr kalfatertet | du kalfatertest1 | ihr kalfatertet1 | ||
| er kalfaterte | sie kalfaterten | er kalfaterte1 | sie kalfaterten1 | ||
| imperative | kalfatre (du) kalfater (du) kalfatere (du) |
kalfatert (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Further reading
- “kalfatern” in Duden online
- “kalfatern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
kalfatern on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
