bestellen
A2#1,069Hear it
verb
- to ordere.g. food at a restaurant, items for delivery
- to order to come, to summonto a location
- to reservee.g. a table, hotel room
- to convey to, to send toa message, greetings
- to appoint
Forms
Present
| I | bestelle |
|---|---|
| you | bestellst |
| he, she, it | bestellt |
| we | bestellen |
| you (plural) | bestellt |
| they | bestellen |
Preterite
| I | bestellte |
|---|---|
| you | bestelltest |
| he, she, it | bestellte |
| we | bestellten |
| you (plural) | bestelltet |
| they | bestellten |
Subjunctive I
| I | bestelle |
|---|---|
| you | bestellest |
| he, she, it | bestelle |
| we | bestellen |
| you (plural) | bestellet |
| they | bestellen |
Subjunctive II
| I | bestellte |
|---|---|
| you | bestelltest |
| he, she, it | bestellte |
| we | bestellten |
| you (plural) | bestelltet |
| they | bestellten |
Imperative
| you | bestell / bestelle |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | bestellt |
Other forms
| infinitive | bestellen |
|---|---|
| past participle | bestellt |
| present participle | bestellend |
Used in the library
- Jonas bestellt besonders viel Kuchen.Jonas orders an especially large amount of cake.A1Ein Tag in Hamburg — A day in Hamburg (A1)
- Im Wiener Kaffeehaus bestellt niemand einfach „einen Kaffee“.In a Viennese coffee house nobody simply orders "a coffee".A1Kaffee im Wiener Kaffeehaus — Coffee in a Viennese Coffee House
- Nach Köln? Dann bestellst du aber ein Alt!To Cologne? Then you'd better order an Alt!A2Das Date im Brauhaus — The Date at the Brewpub
- Dadurch ist er schlecht gelaunt und bestellt einen Schnaps.Because of that he's in a bad mood and orders a schnapps.A2Die Reise nach Wien — The trip to Vienna (A2)
Other ways to say it
- ausrichtento align; to justify or orient
- beordernto order (a soldier) to come and/or present himself; to order (a reservist) to present himself for active service
- berufento refer to (as proof of something); to invoke; to appoint (to a high office)
- bestimmento determine
- ernennento appoint, to name, to pronounce
- herbeirufento summon (to make someone come)
- ordernto order, to request delivery (in bulk, otherwise rare or humorous); to order, to command
- reservierento reserve