tötet

Tötet is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb töten, which means to kill or to cause the death of a person or animal intentionally. It is a transitive verb and requires a direct object, as in Er tötet den Wolf or Sie tötet die Fliege. In figurative use, töten can describe ending something non-living or abstract, such as eine Hoffnung töten (to kill a hope).

Conjugation in the present tense includes ich töte, du tötest, er/sie/es tötet, wir töten, ihr tötet, sie töten, and Sie töten (formal). The form töten is also used for the 2nd person plural (ihr tötet) and, in combination with the formal pronoun Sie, follows the same plural form.

The simple past (Präteritum) is tötete for all singular persons except the formal Sie, which is töttet? No, Sie also uses töteten in the past: Sie töteten. The past participle is getötet, used with auxiliary haben to form perfect tenses, e.g., Er hat den Mann getötet.

Nouns related to the verb include das Töten, the act of killing, and Tötung as a more abstract or legal term for the act of killing. Töten can appear in legal, journalistic, or literary contexts and may carry strong connotations of violence. Related verbs with nuanced meaning include umbringen (to kill, often with emphasis on the act) and ermorden (to murder, typically with intent and malice).

See also: töten (infinitive), das Töten, Tötung, umbringen, ermorden.