befehlen
In English: to command, order
A2VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- befahl
- Partizip II
- befohlen
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
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Example sentences
Er befahl mir aufzustehen.
He ordered me to stand up.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRSie befahlen den Hunden zu sitzen.
They ordered the dog to sit.
Tatoeba · dasbeispielholz · CC BY 2.0 FRVon dir lasse ich mir nichts befehlen.
I don't take orders from you.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRDer Teufel hat mir das befohlen.
The devil told me to do it.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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