faulen
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaʊ̯lən/
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Etymology 1
From Middle High German fūlen, vūlen, from Old High German fūlēn, from Proto-Germanic *fūlāną (“to become foul; rot; decay”).
Verb
faulen (weak, third-person singular present fault, past tense faulte, past participle gefault, auxiliary sein)
- to rot (become decomposed by microorganisms)
Conjugation
infinitive | faulen | ||||
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present participle | faulend | ||||
past participle | gefault | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich faule | wir faulen | i | ich faule | wir faulen |
du faulst | ihr fault | du faulest | ihr faulet | ||
er fault | sie faulen | er faule | sie faulen | ||
preterite | ich faulte | wir faulten | ii | ich faulte1 | wir faulten1 |
du faultest | ihr faultet | du faultest1 | ihr faultet1 | ||
er faulte | sie faulten | er faulte1 | sie faulten1 | ||
imperative | faul (du) faule (du) |
fault (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- abfaulen
- anfaulen
- ausfaulen
- durchfaulen
- verfaulen
Adjective
faulen
- inflection of faul:
- strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
- weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
- strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
- strong dative plural
- weak/mixed all-case plural
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German vūlen, from Old High German fūlēn, from Proto-West Germanic *fūl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfau̯len/, [ˈfɑʊ̯lən]
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