wählst

Wählst is the second-person singular present tense form of the German verb wählen. It is used with the informal pronoun du and can mean “you choose” or “you vote,” depending on the context. As a basic verb, it covers selecting options as well as casting votes in elections.

Conjugation and morphology: The present tense forms are ich wähle, du wählst, er wählt, wir wählen, ihr wählt, sie wählen. The stem vowel typically changes to ä in these forms, and the umlaut appears in the du and er forms as well as in the other present forms. The infinitive is wählen and the past participle is gewählt. The perfect tense is formed with haben: du hast gewählt. The simple past (du wähltest) exists but is less common in everyday speech.

Usage and examples: In non-political contexts, wählen means to select among options. For example, Du wählst das rote Hemd oder das blaue Hemd. In political contexts, wählen means to cast a vote. For example, Du wählst heute Abend den Kandidaten. The noun Wahl denotes an election, while related terms include Wähler (voter), Stimme (vote), and Wahlurne (ballot box).

See also: Wählen as a verb; related linguistic and political terms such as Wahl, Wähler, Stimme, Wahlkampf. The form wählst is a standard second-person singular present form in German and is frequently encountered in instruction, conversation, and writing that involves choosing or voting.