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See also: tőben
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German toben, from Old High German tobēn, tobōn from Proto-West Germanic *dobēn. Cognate with Middle Low German dōven, Alemannic German tobe.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]toben (weak, third-person singular present tobt, past tense tobte, past participle getobt, auxiliary haben)
- to rage, riot
- to clamor
- Das Publikum tobte bei der Aufführung. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (of children) to romp, frolic
- Die Kinder toben im Park. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | toben | ||||
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present participle | tobend | ||||
past participle | getobt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich tobe | wir toben | i | ich tobe | wir toben |
du tobst | ihr tobt | du tobest | ihr tobet | ||
er tobt | sie toben | er tobe | sie toben | ||
preterite | ich tobte | wir tobten | ii | ich tobte1 | wir tobten1 |
du tobtest | ihr tobtet | du tobtest1 | ihr tobtet1 | ||
er tobte | sie tobten | er tobte1 | sie tobten1 | ||
imperative | tob (du) tobe (du) |
tobt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
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