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meldest

Meldest is the second-person singular present indicative form of the German verb melden, used when addressing someone informally with the pronoun du. The core meaning is "you report" or "you notify." The verb melde itself covers informing authorities, announcing information, or registering something with an organization or person. In sentences such as "Du meldest den Vorfall der Polizei" the direct object is typically the information or incident being reported.

In addition to its simple present form, melden has the full conjugation for the present tense: ich

Etymologically, melden derives from old Germanic roots related to making information known or notifying someone. It

See also: melden, sich melden, Duden.

melde,
du
meldest,
er
meldet;
wir
melden,
ihr
meldet,
sie
melden.
The
past
tense
can
be
expressed
with
the
preterite
"ich
meldete"
or
the
form
"du
meldetest"
in
the
simple
past,
while
the
perfect
tense
is
formed
with
"haben"
+
gemeldet
(ich
habe
gemeldet).
The
reflexive
use
"sich
melden"
means
to
get
in
touch
or
to
respond,
as
in
"Du
meldest
dich
bei
der
Behörde."
has
cognates
in
other
Germanic
languages
and
remains
common
in
both
formal
and
informal
contexts.
The
phrase
"jemanden
melden"
indicates
reporting
a
person
to
an
authority,
whereas
"sich
melden"
emphasizes
the
act
of
making
contact
or
offering
a
response.