muhen
to moo
To make the sound typical of cattle.
EXAMPLE
Die Kühe muhen laut, weil sie auf ihr Futter warten.
The cows are mooing loudly because they are waiting for their feed.
muhen
to moo
muhen – muhte – hat gemuht
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry muhen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Present
| ich | muhe |
|---|---|
| du | muhst |
| er/sie/es | muht |
| wir | muhen |
| ihr | muht |
| sie | muhen |
Simple past
| ich | muhte |
|---|---|
| du | muhtest |
| er/sie/es | muhte |
| wir | muhten |
| ihr | muhtet |
| sie | muhten |
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with haben
| ich | habe gemuht |
|---|---|
| du | hast gemuht |
| er/sie/es | hat gemuht |
| wir | haben gemuht |
| ihr | habt gemuht |
| sie | haben gemuht |
Commands
| du | muh! muhe! |
|---|---|
| ihr | muht! |
| Sie | muhen Sie! |
Past perfect
| ich | hatte gemuht |
|---|---|
| du | hattest gemuht |
| er/sie/es | hatte gemuht |
| wir | hatten gemuht |
| ihr | hattet gemuht |
| sie | hatten gemuht |
Future
| ich | werde muhen |
|---|---|
| du | wirst muhen |
| er/sie/es | wird muhen |
| wir | werden muhen |
| ihr | werdet muhen |
| sie | werden muhen |
Subjunctive I
| ich | muhe |
|---|---|
| du | muhest |
| er/sie/es | muhe |
| wir | muhen |
| ihr | muhet |
| sie | muhen |
Used for reported speech.
Subjunctive II
| ich | muhte |
|---|---|
| du | muhtest |
| er/sie/es | muhte |
| wir | muhten |
| ihr | muhtet |
| sie | muhten |
Used for wishes and “would”.
Other forms
| infinitive | muhen |
|---|---|
| with zu | zu muhen |
| present participle | muhend |
| past participle | gemuht |
Usage tips
Imitation of a sound
The verb 'muhen' (to moo) contains the sound sequence 'muh', which resembles the typical sound. This connection helps you remember the word.
EXAMPLE
Auf der Weide muhen die Rinder.
The cattle are mooing in the pasture.
Die Kuh muhte die ganze Nacht.
The cow mooed all night.
Without an object
'Muhen' (to moo) is normally used without an accusative object: The animal is the subject and makes the sound itself.
EXAMPLE
Die Kühe muhen hinter dem Stall.
The cows are mooing behind the barn.
Warum muht das Kalb so laut?
Why is the calf mooing so loudly?
Typical collocations
'Muhen' (to moo) is often used with information about volume or location, for example 'laut muhen' (to moo loudly) and 'auf der Weide' (in the pasture) or 'im Stall' (in the barn) muhen.
EXAMPLE
Am frühen Morgen muhen die Kühe laut im Stall.
Early in the morning, the cows are mooing loudly in the barn.
In real life
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