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Befehlen

Befehlen

See also: befehlen

German

Noun

Befehlen m

  1. dative plural of Befehl

befehlen

befehlen

See also: Befehlen

German

Verb

befehlen (class 4 strong, third-person singular simple present befiehlt, past tense befahl, past participle befohlen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to command; to order (someone to do something)
  2. (intransitive) to give orders; to be in command

Conjugation

Related terms

  • befehligen

See also


Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German bevēlen, from Old Saxon bifelhan, from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *felhaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈfeːlən/

Verb

befehlen (third-person singular simple present befehlt, past tense befohl, past participle befahlen, auxiliary verb wesen)

  1. To order, command.

Conjugation

Derived terms