basteln
German
Alternative forms
- besteln
Etymology
An Upper German verb, from earlier besteln, iterative of Middle High German besten, from Proto-West Germanic *bastijan. The -a- is perhaps dialectal or through readaptation to the underlying noun Bast (“bast”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbastəln/, [ˈbastl̩n]
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Verb
basteln (weak, third-person singular present bastelt, past tense bastelte, past participle gebastelt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, intransitive) to perform handicrafts or DIY, to build, to craft (especially something from paper, fabric, and related materials, by cutting, folding, gluing, etc., e.g. such objects as kites, lanterns, calendars, greeting cards),
- (intransitive, with with (“on”)) to tinker (with), to work (on) (in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it)
Conjugation
| infinitive | basteln | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | bastelnd | ||||
| past participle | gebastelt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich bastle ich bastele ich bastel |
wir basteln | i | ich bastele ich bastle |
wir basteln |
| du bastelst | ihr bastelt | du bastelest du bastlest |
ihr bastelet ihr bastlet | ||
| er bastelt | sie basteln | er bastele er bastle |
sie basteln | ||
| preterite | ich bastelte | wir bastelten | ii | ich bastelte1 | wir bastelten1 |
| du basteltest | ihr basteltet | du basteltest1 | ihr basteltet1 | ||
| er bastelte | sie bastelten | er bastelte1 | sie bastelten1 | ||
| imperative | bastle (du) bastel (du) bastele (du) |
bastelt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- Basteln
- Bastelei
- Bastler, Bastlerin
- Bastelbogen
- verbastelt
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