stiften
See also: Stiften
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Etymology
From Middle High German stiften, from Old High German stiften, from Proto-West Germanic *stiftijan, from Proto-Germanic *stiftijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steybʰ- (“to stick; pique”).
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Verb
stiften (weak, third-person singular present stiftet, past tense stiftete, past participle gestiftet, auxiliary haben)
- to endow, to donate
- to bring about
Conjugation
| infinitive | stiften | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | stiftend | ||||
| past participle | gestiftet | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich stifte | wir stiften | i | ich stifte | wir stiften |
| du stiftest | ihr stiftet | du stiftest | ihr stiftet | ||
| er stiftet | sie stiften | er stifte | sie stiften | ||
| preterite | ich stiftete | wir stifteten | ii | ich stiftete1 | wir stifteten1 |
| du stiftetest | ihr stiftetet | du stiftetest1 | ihr stiftetet1 | ||
| er stiftete | sie stifteten | er stiftete1 | sie stifteten1 | ||
| imperative | stift (du) stifte (du) |
stiftet (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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