fesseln

B1#3,234

Hear it

verb

to chain, to bind
to rivet (someone's attention), to captivate

Forms

Present

I	fessle / fessele / fessel
you	fesselst
he, she, it	fesselt
we	fesseln
you (plural)	fesselt
they	fesseln

Preterite

I	fesselte
you	fesseltest
he, she, it	fesselte
we	fesselten
you (plural)	fesseltet
they	fesselten

Subjunctive I

I	fessele / fessle
you	fesselest / fesslest
he, she, it	fessele / fessle
we	fesseln
you (plural)	fesselet / fesslet
they	fesseln

Subjunctive II

I	fesselte
you	fesseltest
he, she, it	fesselte
we	fesselten
you (plural)	fesseltet
they	fesselten

Imperative

you	fessle / fessel / fessele
you (plural)	fesselt

Other forms

infinitive	fesseln
past participle	gefesselt
present participle	fesselnd

Used in the library

Im Krimi fesselt niemand jemanden, alle warten.In the crime novel nobody ties anybody up; everybody waits.B1Noch einmal, bitte (11) — Once more, please (11) (B1)
Im Film fesselt niemand jemanden, alle reden.In the film nobody ties anybody up; everybody talks.B1Noch einmal, bitte (19) — Once more, please (19) (B1)
Das Boot muss man mit zwei Seilen fesseln, nicht mit einem.The boat has to be tied with two ropes, not one.B1Noch einmal, bitte (5) — Once more, please (5) (B1)

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