schelten
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German schelten, from Old High German skeltan, from Proto-Germanic *skeldaną. Compare English scold.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editschelten (class 3 strong, third-person singular present schilt, past tense schalt, past participle gescholten, past subjunctive schälte or schölte, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to scold (someone); to rebuke; to chide
- (intransitive) to scold
- (obsolete) to curse
Conjugation
editinfinitive | schelten | ||||
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present participle | scheltend | ||||
past participle | gescholten | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schelte | wir schelten | i | ich schelte | wir schelten |
du schiltst | ihr scheltet | du scheltest | ihr scheltet | ||
er schilt | sie schelten | er schelte | sie schelten | ||
preterite | ich schalt | wir schalten | ii | ich schälte1 ich schölte1 |
wir schälten1 wir schölten1 |
du schaltest du schaltst |
ihr schaltet | du schältest1 du schöltest1 |
ihr schältet1 ihr schöltet1 | ||
er schalt | sie schalten | er schälte1 er schölte1 |
sie schälten1 sie schölten1 | ||
imperative | schilt (du) | scheltet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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