bauen

See also: Bauen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German būwen, from Old High German būan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną, whence also Old English būan, Old Norse búa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbaʊ̯ən]
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Verb

bauen (third-person singular simple present baut, past tense baute, past participle gebaut, auxiliary haben)

  1. to build; to construct
  2. (drug-related) to roll a joint
    Baust du einen? Ich kann grad nicht mehr.
    Can you roll one? I just can't anymore.
  3. to rely [+ auf (object) = on]

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German būan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbau̯en/, [ˈbɑʊ̯ən]
    • Rhymes: -ɑʊən

Verb

bauen (third-person singular present baut, past participle gebaut, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to build

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive bauen
participle gebaut
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular bauen
2nd singular baus bau
3rd singular baut
1st plural bauen
2nd plural baut baut
3rd plural bauen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Synonyms

  • konstruéieren

Derived terms

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