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German
Etymology
From Middle High German weln, from welen, wellen, from Old High German wellen, from Proto-West Germanic *walljan, from Proto-Germanic *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.
Pronunciation
Verb
wählen (weak, third-person singular present wählt, past tense wählte, past participle gewählt, auxiliary haben)
- (ambitransitive) to choose, to select
- Ich wähle diese Hose da, die mit der Bügelfalte.
- I'm choosing these pants here, the ones with the crease.
- to dial (a telephone number, etc.)
- (intransitive) to vote; (transitive) to vote for (a politician, party etc.)
- wählen gehen ― to vote, go voting
- Welche Partei wählst du dieses Jahr?
- What party are you voting for this year?
Usage notes
- For the distinction between wählen and abstimmen, see abstimmen § Usage notes.
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German wēlen, from Old Saxon *welian, from Proto-West Germanic *walljan, from Proto-Germanic *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. See also wüllen.
Verb
wählen (past wähl, past participle wählt, auxiliary verb hebben)
Conjugation
Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.
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