lallen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German lallen, lellen, from Old High German lallōn, lalōn, ultimately of imitative origin; compare Ancient Greek λάλος (lálos, “babbling”), and perhaps English Lollard.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editlallen (weak, third-person singular present lallt, past tense lallte, past participle gelallt, auxiliary haben)
- to utter indistinct sounds, to babble or slur one's words (said especially of babies and drunk persons)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | lallen | ||||
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present participle | lallend | ||||
past participle | gelallt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich lalle | wir lallen | i | ich lalle | wir lallen |
du lallst | ihr lallt | du lallest | ihr lallet | ||
er lallt | sie lallen | er lalle | sie lallen | ||
preterite | ich lallte | wir lallten | ii | ich lallte1 | wir lallten1 |
du lalltest | ihr lalltet | du lalltest1 | ihr lalltet1 | ||
er lallte | sie lallten | er lallte1 | sie lallten1 | ||
imperative | lall (du) lalle (du) |
lallt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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