befestigen

to fasten

Past (Präteritum)
befestigte
Past participle
befestigt (haben)

Regular weak verb taking haben. It refers to the mechanical act of securing, attaching, or fixing one object to another. Often used with a prepositional phrase indicating the location or method of attachment. It is an inseparable verb due to the 'be-' prefix, differentiating it from separable variations like 'festmachen'.

Conjugation

Present

befestigt
present, singular, third-person
befestige
first-person, indicative, present, singular
befestigen
first-person, indicative, plural, present
befestigst
indicative, present, second-person, singular
befestig
colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular

Past

befestigte
past
befestigten
first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
befestigtest
indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
befestigtet
indicative, plural, preterite, second-person

Subjunctive

befestige
first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
befestigen
first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
befestigest
second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
befestiget
plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
befestigte
first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
befestigten
first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
befestigtest
formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
befestigtet
formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
habe befestigt
first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
haben befestigt
first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
habest befestigt
multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
habet befestigt
multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
hätte befestigt
first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
hätten befestigt
first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
hättest befestigt
multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
hättet befestigt
multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
werde befestigen
first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
werden befestigen
first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
werdest befestigen
future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
werdet befestigen
future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
würde befestigen
first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
würden befestigen
first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
würdest befestigen
future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
würdet befestigen
future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
werde befestigt haben
first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
werden befestigt haben
first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
werdest befestigt haben
future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
werdet befestigt haben
future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
würde befestigt haben
first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
würden befestigt haben
first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

Imperative

befestig
imperative, second-person, singular
befestige
imperative, second-person, singular
befestigt
imperative, plural, second-person

Participle

befestigt
participle, past
befestigend
participle, present

Infinitive

befestigen
infinitive

Other

habe befestigt
first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
haben befestigt
first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
hast befestigt
indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
habt befestigt
indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
hat befestigt
indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
hatte befestigt
first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
hatten befestigt
first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
hattest befestigt
indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
hattet befestigt
indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
befestigen werden
future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
werde befestigen
first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
werden befestigen
first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
wirst befestigen
future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
werdet befestigen
future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
wird befestigen
future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
befestigt haben werden
future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
werde befestigt haben
first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
werden befestigt haben
first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
wirst befestigt haben
future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
werdet befestigt haben
future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
wird befestigt haben
future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
Befestigen
form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong

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