facebooken
to use Facebook
To use Facebook to communicate with others or publish content.
EXAMPLE
Wir facebooken regelmäßig und teilen dort unsere Urlaubsfotos.
We use Facebook regularly and share our vacation photos there.
facebooken
to use Facebook
facebooken – facebookte – hat gefacebookt
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry facebooken, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Present
| ich | facebooke |
|---|---|
| du | facebookst |
| er/sie/es | facebookt |
| wir | facebooken |
| ihr | facebookt |
| sie | facebooken |
Simple past
| ich | facebookte |
|---|---|
| du | facebooktest |
| er/sie/es | facebookte |
| wir | facebookten |
| ihr | facebooktet |
| sie | facebookten |
Perfect
with haben
| ich | habe gefacebookt |
|---|---|
| du | hast gefacebookt |
| er/sie/es | hat gefacebookt |
| wir | haben gefacebookt |
| ihr | habt gefacebookt |
| sie | haben gefacebookt |
Commands
| du | facebook! facebooke! |
|---|---|
| ihr | facebookt! |
| Sie | facebooken Sie! |
Past perfect
| ich | hatte gefacebookt |
|---|---|
| du | hattest gefacebookt |
| er/sie/es | hatte gefacebookt |
| wir | hatten gefacebookt |
| ihr | hattet gefacebookt |
| sie | hatten gefacebookt |
Future
| ich | werde facebooken |
|---|---|
| du | wirst facebooken |
| er/sie/es | wird facebooken |
| wir | werden facebooken |
| ihr | werdet facebooken |
| sie | werden facebooken |
Subjunctive I
| ich | facebooke |
|---|---|
| du | facebookest |
| er/sie/es | facebooke |
| wir | facebooken |
| ihr | facebooket |
| sie | facebooken |
Used for reported speech.
Subjunctive II
| ich | facebookte |
|---|---|
| du | facebooktest |
| er/sie/es | facebookte |
| wir | facebookten |
| ihr | facebooktet |
| sie | facebookten |
Used for wishes and “would”.
Other forms
| infinitive | facebooken |
|---|---|
| with zu | zu facebooken |
| present participle | facebookend |
| past participle | gefacebookt |
Usage tips
Word formation
'Facebooken' (to use Facebook) consists of the name 'Facebook' and the German verb ending '-en'. This turns the name of a platform into an activity.
EXAMPLE
Viele Jugendliche facebooken jeden Abend am Computer.
Many teenagers use Facebook on their computers every evening.
Colloquial language
'Facebooken' (to use Facebook) is a colloquial verb formed from a platform's name. It therefore often sounds unusual in factual or formal writing.
EXAMPLE
Meine Großeltern facebooken inzwischen regelmäßig mit ihren Freunden.
My grandparents now use Facebook regularly to communicate with their friends.
Typical collocations
'Facebooken' (to use Facebook) often appears with expressions of frequency such as 'regelmäßig' (regularly) or 'mehrmals pro Woche' (several times a week). The people you are in contact with there are introduced by 'mit' (with) followed by the dative case.
EXAMPLE
Wir facebooken mehrmals pro Woche mit alten Schulfreunden.
We use Facebook several times a week to communicate with old school friends.
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