basstele
Limburgish
Etymology
Borrowed from German basteln, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *bastijan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbas.tə.lə/
Verb
basstele (third-person singular present basstelt, past participle gebasstelt, auxiliary verb haane) (Eupen)
- (intransitive) to DIY, to perform handicrafts
- (transitive or intransitive) to craft using paper, fabric, and related materials, by cutting, folding, gluing, etc.
- to tinker
Inflection
| Regular (Eupen dialect) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | basstele | ||
| participle | gebasstelt | ||
| auxiliary | haane | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | basstel | basstelde | — |
| 2nd singular | basstels | bassteldes | basstel |
| 3rd singular | basstelt | basstelde | — |
| 1st plural | basstele | basstelde | — |
| 2nd plural | basstelt | basstelde | basstelt |
| 3rd plural | basstele | basstelde | — |