beißen
German
Alternative forms
- beyßen
- beyssen
- beissen (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, sometimes also Luxembourg, South Tyrol)
Etymology
From Middle High German bīzen, from Old High German bīzan.
Cognate with Dutch bijten, Low German bieten, English bite, Danish bide, Swedish bita.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaɪ̯sən/, [ˈbäe̯sn̩]
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Verb
beißen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present beißt, past tense biss, past participle gebissen, auxiliary haben)
Usage notes
- In English, bloodsuckers are said to “bite”. In German, beißen is generally used with crawling bloodsuckers only, while stechen (“to sting”) is used with flying bloodsuckers. Thus, you speak of a Flohbiss (“flea bite”), but a Mückenstich (“mosquito bite”).
Conjugation
infinitive | beißen | ||||
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present participle | beißend | ||||
past participle | gebissen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich beiße | wir beißen | i | ich beiße | wir beißen |
du beißt | ihr beißt | du beißest | ihr beißet | ||
er beißt | sie beißen | er beiße | sie beißen | ||
preterite | ich biss | wir bissen | ii | ich bisse1 | wir bissen1 |
du bissest du bisst |
ihr bisst | du bissest1 du bisst1 |
ihr bisset1 ihr bisst1 | ||
er biss | sie bissen | er bisse1 | sie bissen1 | ||
imperative | beiß (du) beiße (du) |
beißt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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