besingen
See also: Besingen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German besingen, from Old High German bisingan, from Proto-West Germanic *bisingwan, equivalent to be- + singen. Cognate with Middle Low German besingen, Dutch bezingen, English besing.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbesingen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present besingt, past tense besang, past participle besungen, past subjunctive besänge, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to extol, praise, celebrate
Conjugation
editinfinitive | besingen | ||||
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present participle | besingend | ||||
past participle | besungen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich besinge | wir besingen | i | ich besinge | wir besingen |
du besingst | ihr besingt | du besingest | ihr besinget | ||
er besingt | sie besingen | er besinge | sie besingen | ||
preterite | ich besang | wir besangen | ii | ich besänge1 | wir besängen1 |
du besangst | ihr besangt | du besängest1 du besängst1 |
ihr besänget1 ihr besängt1 | ||
er besang | sie besangen | er besänge1 | sie besängen1 | ||
imperative | besing (du) besinge (du) |
besingt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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