bölken
German
Etymology
From Middle Low German belken, probably ultimately imitative. Compare blöken. Compare further Dutch balken, English belch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbœlkən/, [ˈbœlkən], [ˈbœlkŋ̩]
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Verb
bölken (weak, third-person singular present bölkt, past tense bölkte, past participle gebölkt, auxiliary haben)
- (most often of cattle) to bawl; to bellow; to roar
- (of people) to shout in a coarse manner; to bluster; to rumble
Conjugation
Conjugation of bölken (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | bölken | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | bölkend | ||||
| past participle | gebölkt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich bölke | wir bölken | i | ich bölke | wir bölken |
| du bölkst | ihr bölkt | du bölkest | ihr bölket | ||
| er bölkt | sie bölken | er bölke | sie bölken | ||
| preterite | ich bölkte | wir bölkten | ii | ich bölkte1 | wir bölkten1 |
| du bölktest | ihr bölktet | du bölktest1 | ihr bölktet1 | ||
| er bölkte | sie bölkten | er bölkte1 | sie bölkten1 | ||
| imperative | bölk (du) bölke (du) |
bölkt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of bölken (weak, auxiliary haben)