googeln
German
Alternative forms
- googlen (less common)
Etymology
From Google + -n or English google (verb) + -n. The sequence -le- was respelt -el- to allow for regular German conjugation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡuːɡəln/, /ˈɡuːɡl̩n/
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Verb
googeln (weak, third-person singular present googelt, past tense googelte, past participle gegoogelt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to google
Usage notes
The spelling googeln is the correct version according to Duden, whereas Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache recognizes googeln as the predominant spelling and googlen as the less common spelling.
Conjugation
Conjugation of googeln (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | googeln | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | googelnd | ||||
| past participle | gegoogelt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich google ich googele ich googel |
wir googeln | i | ich googele ich google |
wir googeln |
| du googelst | ihr googelt | du googelest du googlest |
ihr googelet ihr googlet | ||
| er googelt | sie googeln | er googele er google |
sie googeln | ||
| preterite | ich googelte | wir googelten | ii | ich googelte1 | wir googelten1 |
| du googeltest | ihr googeltet | du googeltest1 | ihr googeltet1 | ||
| er googelte | sie googelten | er googelte1 | sie googelten1 | ||
| imperative | google (du) googel (du) googele (du) |
googelt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of googeln (weak, auxiliary haben)