tilgen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German tīlgen, tiligen, tīligen, from Old High German tiligōn, tīligōn, from Proto-West Germanic *diligōn. Compare also Old High German byforms dīlōn, tīlōn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɪlɡn̩]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: til‧gen
Verb
tilgen (weak, third-person singular present tilgt, past tense tilgte, past participle getilgt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
| infinitive | tilgen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | tilgend | ||||
| past participle | getilgt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich tilge | wir tilgen | i | ich tilge | wir tilgen |
| du tilgst | ihr tilgt | du tilgest | ihr tilget | ||
| er tilgt | sie tilgen | er tilge | sie tilgen | ||
| preterite | ich tilgte | wir tilgten | ii | ich tilgte1 | wir tilgten1 |
| du tilgtest | ihr tilgtet | du tilgtest1 | ihr tilgtet1 | ||
| er tilgte | sie tilgten | er tilgte1 | sie tilgten1 | ||
| imperative | tilg (du) tilge (du) |
tilgt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms
Descendants
- → Saterland Frisian: tilgje
Further reading
- “tilgen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “tilgen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “tilgen” in Duden online
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