pfeifen
to whistle
- Past (Präteritum)
- pfiff
- Past participle
- gepfiffen (haben)
Irregular strong verb. It refers to the act of creating a high-pitched sound with the lips, fingers, or through an instrument, as well as the sound made by wind rushing through openings. Figuratively, it can denote ignoring something or treating it with indifference. Do not confuse it with the noun der Pfeifen, which refers to the pipes of an organ or smoking pipes.
Conjugation
Present
- pfeift
- present, singular, third-person
- pfeife
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- pfeifen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- pfeifst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- pfiff
- past
- pfiffen
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- pfiffst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- pfifft
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- pfeife
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- pfeifen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- pfeifest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- pfeifet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- pfiffe
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- pfiffen
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- pfiffest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- pfiffst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- pfiffet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- pfifft
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gepfiffen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gepfiffen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gepfiffen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gepfiffen
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gepfiffen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gepfiffen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gepfiffen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gepfiffen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde pfeifen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden pfeifen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest pfeifen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet pfeifen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde pfeifen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden pfeifen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest pfeifen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet pfeifen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gepfiffen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gepfiffen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest gepfiffen haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet gepfiffen haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- pfeif
- imperative, second-person, singular
- pfeife
- imperative, second-person, singular
- pfeift
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gepfiffen
- participle, past
- pfeifend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- pfeifen
- infinitive
Other
- habe gepfiffen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gepfiffen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gepfiffen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gepfiffen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gepfiffen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gepfiffen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gepfiffen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gepfiffen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gepfiffen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- pfeifen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde pfeifen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden pfeifen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst pfeifen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet pfeifen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird pfeifen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gepfiffen haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gepfiffen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gepfiffen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gepfiffen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gepfiffen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gepfiffen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Pfeifen
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong