kühlen
See also: Kühlen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German küelen, from Old High German kuolōn, chuolen, from Proto-Germanic *kōlōną, *kōlēną, related to *kalaną (“to be cold”). Equivalent to kühl + -en.
Cognate with Hunsrik kiele, Luxembourgish killen, Dutch koelen, Saterland Frisian köile, English cool (verb), Swedish kyla.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editkühlen (weak, third-person singular present kühlt, past tense kühlte, past participle gekühlt, auxiliary haben)
- to cool, to refrigerate
- Ich kühlte den Kopf des Patienten mit Eis.
- I cooled the patient’s head with ice.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | kühlen | ||||
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present participle | kühlend | ||||
past participle | gekühlt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich kühle | wir kühlen | i | ich kühle | wir kühlen |
du kühlst | ihr kühlt | du kühlest | ihr kühlet | ||
er kühlt | sie kühlen | er kühle | sie kühlen | ||
preterite | ich kühlte | wir kühlten | ii | ich kühlte1 | wir kühlten1 |
du kühltest | ihr kühltet | du kühltest1 | ihr kühltet1 | ||
er kühlte | sie kühlten | er kühlte1 | sie kühlten1 | ||
imperative | kühl (du) kühle (du) |
kühlt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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