beschatten
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Etymology
From Middle High German beschatewen, beschetwen, from Old High German biskatawen, equivalent to be- + schatten. More at beshadow.
Pronunciation
Verb
beschatten (weak, third-person singular present beschattet, past tense beschattete, past participle beschattet, auxiliary haben)
- (chiefly solemn or poetic) to shadow, beshade (give shade, cast a shadow over)
- Synonyms: Schatten spenden, Schatten werfen, überschatten
- (figurative) to shadow (secretly follow and observe)
Conjugation
| infinitive | beschatten | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | beschattend | ||||
| past participle | beschattet | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich beschatte | wir beschatten | i | ich beschatte | wir beschatten |
| du beschattest | ihr beschattet | du beschattest | ihr beschattet | ||
| er beschattet | sie beschatten | er beschatte | sie beschatten | ||
| preterite | ich beschattete | wir beschatteten | ii | ich beschattete1 | wir beschatteten1 |
| du beschattetest | ihr beschattetet | du beschattetest1 | ihr beschattetet1 | ||
| er beschattete | sie beschatteten | er beschattete1 | sie beschatteten1 | ||
| imperative | beschatt (du) beschatte (du) |
beschattet (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- Beschatter
- Beschattung
Related terms
Further reading
- “beschatten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “beschatten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “beschatten” in Duden online
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