feilschen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German veilschen, from earlier veilsen, from Old High German *feilisōn, derived from feili, whence modern feil (“vendible”), which see.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]feilschen (weak, third-person singular present feilscht, past tense feilschte, past participle gefeilscht, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to haggle [with um (+ accusative) ‘for something’]
- (transitive, obsolete) to bid, make an offer for (some article)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | feilschen | ||||
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present participle | feilschend | ||||
past participle | gefeilscht | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich feilsche | wir feilschen | i | ich feilsche | wir feilschen |
du feilschst du feilscht1 |
ihr feilscht | du feilschest | ihr feilschet | ||
er feilscht | sie feilschen | er feilsche | sie feilschen | ||
preterite | ich feilschte | wir feilschten | ii | ich feilschte2 | wir feilschten2 |
du feilschtest | ihr feilschtet | du feilschtest2 | ihr feilschtet2 | ||
er feilschte | sie feilschten | er feilschte2 | sie feilschten2 | ||
imperative | feilsch (du) feilsche (du) |
feilscht (ihr) |
1Permitted officially in Austria; used colloquially throughout the German-speaking area.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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