Verb
feilen
Pronunciation: [ˈfaɪ̯lən]
to file (to smooth or shape something with a file)
The German verb feilen means to file in English.
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All meanings of feilen
Verb
- to file (to smooth or shape something with a file)
- to work on, to fine-tune (to try to improve something to perfection, especially with smaller changes)
feilen in a German sentence
Er hat lange an seiner Idee gefeilt.
He spent a long time working on his idea, trying to get it just right.
Forms of feilen
infinitive
feilen
he/she/it
feilt
simple past
feilte
perfect
hat gefeilt
takes an + Dativ
feilen — all forms
Present
ichfeile
dufeilst
er / sie / esfeilt
wirfeilen
ihrfeilt
sie / Siefeilen
Past (Präteritum)
ichfeilte
dufeiltest
er / sie / esfeilte
wirfeilten
ihrfeiltet
sie / Siefeilten
Perfect (Perfekt)
ichhabe gefeilt
duhast gefeilt
er / sie / eshat gefeilt
wirhaben gefeilt
ihrhabt gefeilt
sie / Siehaben gefeilt
Imperative
dufeil!
ihrfeilt!
Siefeilen Sie!