wählen
See also: Wahlen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Old High German wellen, from Proto-West Germanic *walljan, from Proto-Germanic *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈvɛːlən/, /ˈvɛː.ln̩/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈveːlən/, /ˈveː.ln̩/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: wäh‧len
Verb
editwählen (weak, third-person singular present wählt, past tense wählte, past participle gewählt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, intransitive) to choose, to select
- Ich wähle diese Hose da, die mit der Bügelfalte.
- I'm choosing these pants here, the ones with the crease.
- to dial (a telephone number, etc.)
- (intransitive) to vote; (transitive) to vote for (a politician, party etc.)
- wählen gehen ― to vote, go voting
- Welche Partei wählst du dieses Jahr?
- What party are you voting for this year?
Conjugation
editinfinitive | wählen | ||||
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present participle | wählend | ||||
past participle | gewählt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich wähle | wir wählen | i | ich wähle | wir wählen |
du wählst | ihr wählt | du wählest | ihr wählet | ||
er wählt | sie wählen | er wähle | sie wählen | ||
preterite | ich wählte | wir wählten | ii | ich wählte1 | wir wählten1 |
du wähltest | ihr wähltet | du wähltest1 | ihr wähltet1 | ||
er wählte | sie wählten | er wählte1 | sie wählten1 | ||
imperative | wähl (du) wähle (du) |
wählt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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editLow German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German wēlen, from Old Saxon *welian, from Proto-West Germanic *walljan, from Proto-Germanic *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. See also wüllen.
Verb
editwählen (past wähl, past participle wählt, auxiliary verb hebben)
Conjugation
editConjugation of wählen (weak verb)
infinitive | wählen | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | wähl | wähl |
2nd person singular | wähls(t) | wähls(t) |
3rd person singular | wähl(t) | wähl |
plural | wählt, wählen | wählen |
imperative | present | — |
singular | wähl(e) | |
plural | wählt | |
participle | present | past |
wählen | (e)wählt, gewählt | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
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