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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German bestrīchen, from Old High German bistrīhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *bistrīkan. Equivalent to be- + streichen. Cognate with Dutch bestrijken.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]bestreichen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present bestreicht, past tense bestrich, past participle bestrichen, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to spread, to coat, to apply (e.g., paint, cream, ointment, etc.)
- (transitive, cooking) to spread, to brush
- mit einem verquirlten Ei bestreichen ― to brush with eggwash
- mit Butter bestreichen ― to butter
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | bestreichen | ||||
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present participle | bestreichend | ||||
past participle | bestrichen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich bestreiche | wir bestreichen | i | ich bestreiche | wir bestreichen |
du bestreichst | ihr bestreicht | du bestreichest | ihr bestreichet | ||
er bestreicht | sie bestreichen | er bestreiche | sie bestreichen | ||
preterite | ich bestrich | wir bestrichen | ii | ich bestriche1 | wir bestrichen1 |
du bestrichst | ihr bestricht | du bestrichest1 du bestrichst1 |
ihr bestrichet1 ihr bestricht1 | ||
er bestrich | sie bestrichen | er bestriche1 | sie bestrichen1 | ||
imperative | bestreich (du) bestreiche (du) |
bestreicht (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “bestreichen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “bestreichen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “bestreichen” in Duden online
- “bestreichen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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