segeln
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See also: Segeln
German
Etymology
From Middle High German segeln, sigeln, segelen, sigelen, from Old High German *segalōn, *sigilen, from Proto-West Germanic *seglōn, *siglijan. Cognate with West Frisian sile, Low German seilen, Dutch zeilen, English sail, Swedish segla, Icelandic sigla.
Pronunciation
Verb
segeln (weak, third-person singular present segelt, past tense segelte, past participle gesegelt, auxiliary haben)
- to sail
Conjugation
| infinitive | segeln | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | segelnd | ||||
| past participle | gesegelt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich segle ich segele ich segel |
wir segeln | i | ich segele ich segle |
wir segeln |
| du segelst | ihr segelt | du segelest du seglest |
ihr segelet ihr seglet | ||
| er segelt | sie segeln | er segele er segle |
sie segeln | ||
| preterite | ich segelte | wir segelten | ii | ich segelte1 | wir segelten1 |
| du segeltest | ihr segeltet | du segeltest1 | ihr segeltet1 | ||
| er segelte | sie segelten | er segelte1 | sie segelten1 | ||
| imperative | segle (du) segel (du) segele (du) |
segelt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
