kasteien
German
Etymology
From Middle Low German and northern Middle High German kastīen, kastīgen, variant of kestigen, from Old High German kestigōn (“to castigate”), from Proto-West Germanic *kastīgōn. The northern form was spread by Luther.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kasˈtaɪ̯ən/
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Verb
kasteien (weak, third-person singular present kasteit, past tense kasteite, past participle kasteit, auxiliary haben)
- (religion, usually reflexive) to chasten (purify spiritually through austerity, asceticism, and/or bodily pain)
Conjugation
Conjugation of kasteien (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | kasteien | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | kasteiend | ||||
| past participle | kasteit | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich kasteie | wir kasteien | i | ich kasteie | wir kasteien |
| du kasteist | ihr kasteit | du kasteiest | ihr kasteiet | ||
| er kasteit | sie kasteien | er kasteie | sie kasteien | ||
| preterite | ich kasteite | wir kasteiten | ii | ich kasteite1 | wir kasteiten1 |
| du kasteitest | ihr kasteitet | du kasteitest1 | ihr kasteitet1 | ||
| er kasteite | sie kasteiten | er kasteite1 | sie kasteiten1 | ||
| imperative | kastei (du) kasteie (du) |
kasteit (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of kasteien (weak, auxiliary haben)