büßen
German
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editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German büezen, from Old High German buozen, from Proto-West Germanic *bōtijan.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbüßen (weak, third-person singular present büßt, past tense büßte, past participle gebüßt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to pay for, to make amends for
- (intransitive, religion) to repent, to do penance
- (transitive, Switzerland) to fine
- Rauchen ist nicht gestattet und wird gebüsst ― Smoking is not allowed and will be fined.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | büßen | ||||
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present participle | büßend | ||||
past participle | gebüßt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich büße | wir büßen | i | ich büße | wir büßen |
du büßt | ihr büßt | du büßest | ihr büßet | ||
er büßt | sie büßen | er büße | sie büßen | ||
preterite | ich büßte | wir büßten | ii | ich büßte1 | wir büßten1 |
du büßtest | ihr büßtet | du büßtest1 | ihr büßtet1 | ||
er büßte | sie büßten | er büßte1 | sie büßten1 | ||
imperative | büß (du) büße (du) |
büßt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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