hausen
English
editEtymology
editNoun
edithausen (plural hausens)
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German hūsen, from Old High German hūsōn, from Proto-Germanic *hūsōną. Cognate with German Low German husen, Dutch huizen, English house, Faroese húsa.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edithausen (weak, third-person singular present haust, past tense hauste, past participle gehaust, auxiliary haben)
- (colloquial, humorous or derogatory) to dwell, to reside (under poor or makeshift conditions)
- Er haust in einem alten Zelt.
- He lives in an old tent.
- (colloquial, derogatory) to rage, to rampage
Conjugation
editinfinitive | hausen | ||||
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present participle | hausend | ||||
past participle | gehaust | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich hause | wir hausen | i | ich hause | wir hausen |
du haust | ihr haust | du hausest | ihr hauset | ||
er haust | sie hausen | er hause | sie hausen | ||
preterite | ich hauste | wir hausten | ii | ich hauste1 | wir hausten1 |
du haustest | ihr haustet | du haustest1 | ihr haustet1 | ||
er hauste | sie hausten | er hauste1 | sie hausten1 | ||
imperative | haus (du) hause (du) |
haust (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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