brüllen
See also: brullen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German brüelen, ultimately imitative. Compare Alemannic German brüele, Hunsrik brille, and Central Franconian brille.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbrüllen (weak, third-person singular present brüllt, past tense brüllte, past participle gebrüllt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive and intransitive) to shout, roar
- 1797, August Wilhelm Schlegel, transl., Ein Sommernachtstraum[1], translation of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, [Act V, scene i]:
- Demetrius. Gut gebrüllt, Löwe!
- Well roared, Lion.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | brüllen | ||||
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present participle | brüllend | ||||
past participle | gebrüllt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich brülle | wir brüllen | i | ich brülle | wir brüllen |
du brüllst | ihr brüllt | du brüllest | ihr brüllet | ||
er brüllt | sie brüllen | er brülle | sie brüllen | ||
preterite | ich brüllte | wir brüllten | ii | ich brüllte1 | wir brüllten1 |
du brülltest | ihr brülltet | du brülltest1 | ihr brülltet1 | ||
er brüllte | sie brüllten | er brüllte1 | sie brüllten1 | ||
imperative | brüll (du) brülle (du) |
brüllt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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