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killen

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verbcolloquial
  1. to kill
  2. to shiver

Forms

Present

Ikille
youkillst
he, she, itkillt
wekillen
you (plural)killt
theykillen

Preterite

Ikillte
youkilltest
he, she, itkillte
wekillten
you (plural)killtet
theykillten

Subjunctive I

Ikille
youkillest
he, she, itkille
wekillen
you (plural)killet
theykillen

Subjunctive II

Ikillte
youkilltest
he, she, itkillte
wekillten
you (plural)killtet
theykillten

Imperative

youkill / kille
you (plural)killt

Other forms

infinitivekillen
past participlegekillt
present participlekillend

Used in the library

  • Im Film will der Schmuggler den Zeugen killen, doch der entkommt.In the film the smuggler wants to kill the witness, but he escapes.B2Noch einmal, bitte (16) — Once more, please (16) (B2)
  • Eine Kellnerin sagt der Polizei, der Tote habe gedroht, einen Komplizen zu killen.A waitress tells the police that the dead man had threatened to kill an accomplice.B2Noch einmal, bitte (28) — Once more, please (28) (B2)
  • Im Krimi, den der Nachbar schreibt, will ein Mieter den Hausbesorger killen.In the crime novel the neighbour is writing, a tenant wants to kill the caretaker.B2Noch einmal, bitte (5) — Once more, please (5) (B2)

Other ways to say it

  • kaltmachento off someone, to duppy
  • umbringento kill, to murder, to do away with; to commit suicide
  • umlegento tilt, to lay flat; to apportion; to divide

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