formulieren
German
Etymology
From Latin formula (“a small pattern or mold, form, rule, principle, method, formula”), diminutive of forma (“a form”); see Form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔʁmuˈliːʁən/
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Verb
formulieren (weak, third-person singular present formuliert, past tense formulierte, past participle formuliert, auxiliary haben)
- to frame; formulate (establish a context in words)
- (mathematics) to formulate
- (sciences) to formulate
Conjugation
Conjugation of formulieren (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | formulieren | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | formulierend | ||||
| past participle | formuliert | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich formuliere | wir formulieren | i | ich formuliere | wir formulieren |
| du formulierst | ihr formuliert | du formulierest | ihr formulieret | ||
| er formuliert | sie formulieren | er formuliere | sie formulieren | ||
| preterite | ich formulierte | wir formulierten | ii | ich formulierte1 | wir formulierten1 |
| du formuliertest | ihr formuliertet | du formuliertest1 | ihr formuliertet1 | ||
| er formulierte | sie formulierten | er formulierte1 | sie formulierten1 | ||
| imperative | formulier (du) formuliere (du) |
formuliert (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of formulieren (weak, auxiliary haben)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “formulieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “formulieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “formulieren” in Duden online
- “formulieren” in OpenThesaurus.de