heiligen conjugation

In English: to sanctify, hallow

A2VERB

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Verb forms

Partizip II: geheiligt
Präteritum: heiligte
Auxiliary: haben

Conjugation (Indikativ)

PRÄSENS ONLY

Präsens

ich heilige

du heiligst

er/sie/es heiligt

wir heiligen

ihr heiligt

sie/Sie heiligen

Perfekt, Plusquamperfekt and Futur II aren't shown for this word yet: what those tenses need (the auxiliary or a derived form) hasn't been verified for every sense of this verb. Präsens above is independently verified and always correct.

Example sentences

Der Zweck heiligt die Mittel.

The end justifies the means.

Tatoeba · MUIRIEL · CC BY 2.0 FR

Der Zweck heiligt nicht die Mittel.

The end doesn't justify the means.

Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR

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