buddeln
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]18th century. Variant of a Low German and Central German verb (pudeln, puddeln); see pudeln (“to splash, dabble”). The contemporary form seems to have spread from Berlin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]buddeln (weak, third-person singular present buddelt, past tense buddelte, past participle gebuddelt, auxiliary haben)
- (informal) to dig, especially with one’s hands or paws
- Synonym: graben
- 1998, Denyo, Eizi Eiz (lyrics and music), “Liebes Lied (Liebeslied)”, in Bambule[1], performed by Absolute Beginner:
- Du hast deinen Schatz gefunden, ohne lang zu buddeln,
Bock, ihn in den Arm zu nehmen und stundenlang zu knuddeln.- You’ve found your darling (lit. treasure), without digging for long,
Now you want to take them in your arms and cuddle for hours.
- You’ve found your darling (lit. treasure), without digging for long,
Conjugation
[edit]| infinitive | buddeln | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | buddelnd | ||||
| past participle | gebuddelt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich buddle ich buddele ich buddel |
wir buddeln | i | ich buddele ich buddle |
wir buddeln |
| du buddelst | ihr buddelt | du buddelest du buddlest |
ihr buddelet ihr buddlet | ||
| er buddelt | sie buddeln | er buddele er buddle |
sie buddeln | ||
| preterite | ich buddelte | wir buddelten | ii | ich buddelte1 | wir buddelten1 |
| du buddeltest | ihr buddeltet | du buddeltest1 | ihr buddeltet1 | ||
| er buddelte | sie buddelten | er buddelte1 | sie buddelten1 | ||
| imperative | buddle (du) buddel (du) buddele (du) |
buddelt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.