basteln

B2#7,615

Hear it

verb

to perform handicrafts or DIY, to build, to craft (especially something from paper, fabric, and related materials, by cutting, folding, glu…
to tinkerwith), to work (on) (in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it

Forms

Present

I	bastle / bastele / bastel
you	bastelst
he, she, it	bastelt
we	basteln
you (plural)	bastelt
they	basteln

Preterite

I	bastelte
you	basteltest
he, she, it	bastelte
we	bastelten
you (plural)	basteltet
they	bastelten

Subjunctive I

I	bastele / bastle
you	bastelest / bastlest
he, she, it	bastele / bastle
we	basteln
you (plural)	bastelet / bastlet
they	basteln

Subjunctive II

I	bastelte
you	basteltest
he, she, it	bastelte
we	bastelten
you (plural)	basteltet
they	bastelten

Imperative

you	bastle / bastel / bastele
you (plural)	bastelt

Other forms

infinitive	basteln
past participle	gebastelt
present participle	bastelnd

Used in the library

Im Kindergarten hat Lotta eine Laterne gebastelt: einen roten Fuchs.At kindergarten Lotta made a lantern: a red fox.A2Laterne, Laterne — Lantern, Lantern
Die Kinder basteln im Sommer kleine Boote aus Holz.In summer the children make little wooden boats.B2Noch einmal, bitte (22) — Once more, please (22) (B2)
Die Kinder basteln im Museum Schlitten aus Karton, und manche sind dabei sehr kreativ.The children make sledges out of cardboard in the museum, and some are very creative about it.B2Noch einmal, bitte (12) — Once more, please (12) (B2)
Mit Schulkindern bastelt Leyla im Museum Masken für ein Theaterstück über Rotkäppchen und den bösen Wolf.In the museum Leyla makes masks with schoolchildren for a play about Little Red Riding Hood and the big bad wolf.B2Noch einmal, bitte (34) — Once more, please (34) (B2)

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