hauen

A1#692

Hear it

verbcolloquialliterary

to thrust, slashwith a weapon
to cut, hew
to hit, beat, bang, whack
to fling oneself
to chop, chop down

Forms

Present

I	haue
you	haust
he, she, it	haut
we	hauen
you (plural)	haut
they	hauen

Preterite

I	haute / hieb
you	hautest / hiebst
he, she, it	haute / hieb
we	hauten / hieben
you (plural)	hautet / hiebt
they	hauten / hieben

Subjunctive I

I	haue
you	hauest
he, she, it	haue
we	hauen
you (plural)	hauet
they	hauen

Subjunctive II

I	haute / hiebe
you	hautest / hiebest / hiebst
he, she, it	haute / hiebe
we	hauten / hieben
you (plural)	hautet / hiebet / hiebt
they	hauten / hieben

Imperative

you	hau / haue
you (plural)	haut

Other forms

infinitive	hauen
past participle	gehauen
present participle	hauend

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

Wir regeln das, ohne zu hauen.We'll sort this out without hitting.A1Noch einmal, bitte (4) — Once more, please (4) (A1)
Schluss jetzt! Wir regeln das, ohne zu hauen.That's enough now! We'll sort this out without hitting.A1Noch einmal, bitte (5) — Once more, please (5) (A1)
„Ich habe nur an die Tür gehauen", sage ich."I only banged on the door," I say.A1Feuer im Haus — Fire in the building (A1)
Am Nachmittag wartete ein Duell mit einem Doktor, und Gustl dachte: „Dich hau' ich zu Krenfleisch!“In the afternoon a duel with a doctor was waiting, and Gustl thought: "I'll make mincemeat of you!"B1Leutnant Gustl und der Bäcker — Lieutenant Gustl and the Baker

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