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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English follow. Doublet of folgen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]followen (weak, third-person singular present followt, past tense followte, past participle gefollowt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive, social media) to follow (to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform) [with dative ‘someone/something’]
- Synonym: folgen
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | followen | ||||
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present participle | followend | ||||
past participle | gefollowt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich followe | wir followen | i | ich followe | wir followen |
du followst | ihr followt | du followest | ihr followet | ||
er followt | sie followen | er followe | sie followen | ||
preterite | ich followte | wir followten | ii | ich followte1 | wir followten1 |
du followtest | ihr followtet | du followtest1 | ihr followtet1 | ||
er followte | sie followten | er followte1 | sie followten1 | ||
imperative | follow (du) followe (du) |
followt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “followen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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