betteln

B1#3,702

Hear it

verb

to beg (alms), to panhandle

Forms

Present

I	bettle / bettele / bettel
you	bettelst
he, she, it	bettelt
we	betteln
you (plural)	bettelt
they	betteln

Preterite

I	bettelte
you	betteltest
he, she, it	bettelte
we	bettelten
you (plural)	betteltet
they	bettelten

Subjunctive I

I	bettele / bettle
you	bettelest / bettlest
he, she, it	bettele / bettle
we	betteln
you (plural)	bettelet / bettlet
they	betteln

Subjunctive II

I	bettelte
you	betteltest
he, she, it	bettelte
we	bettelten
you (plural)	betteltet
they	bettelten

Imperative

you	bettle / bettel / bettele
you (plural)	bettelt

Other forms

infinitive	betteln
past participle	gebettelt
present participle	bettelnd

Used in the library

Der Hund muss nicht betteln, er bekommt sowieso.The dog doesn't have to beg; he gets some anyway.B1Noch einmal, bitte (13) — Once more, please (13) (B1)
Der Hund muss nie betteln, die Gäste geben immer.The dog never has to beg; the guests always give.B1Noch einmal, bitte (20) — Once more, please (20) (B1)
Um Werkzeug betteln muss man hier nicht, man fragt einmal.You don't have to beg for tools here, you ask once.B1Noch einmal, bitte (6) — Once more, please (6) (B1)

Other ways to say it

fechtento fence; to fight

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