ebnen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German ebenen, from Old High German ebanōn. Equivalent to eben (“level”) + -en.
Pronunciation
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[edit]ebnen (weak, third-person singular present ebnet, past tense ebnete, past participle geebnet, auxiliary haben)
- to level
- (figuratively) to pave, prepare
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | ebnen | ||||
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present participle | ebnend | ||||
past participle | geebnet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich ebne | wir ebnen | i | ich ebne | wir ebnen |
du ebnest | ihr ebnet | du ebnest | ihr ebnet | ||
er ebnet | sie ebnen | er ebne | sie ebnen | ||
preterite | ich ebnete | wir ebneten | ii | ich ebnete1 | wir ebneten1 |
du ebnetest | ihr ebnetet | du ebnetest1 | ihr ebnetet1 | ||
er ebnete | sie ebneten | er ebnete1 | sie ebneten1 | ||
imperative | ebne (du) | ebnet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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