bastelen

Lëtzebuergesch
English
to make; to make things; to tinker with
Français
bricoler; faire de petits travaux manuels; bidouiller
Deutsch
basteln; basteln an
Type
VRB
Synonym
knéchelen (un); kniwwelen (un)
Auxiliary
hunn
Participe passé
gebastelt

Pronunciation (IPA)

[bˈɑstələn]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Deutsch
basteln
Français
confectionner; bricoler
English
to make (handicrafts)
Português
confecionar; fazer (manualmente)
Nederlands
knutselen

Meaning 2

Deutsch
basteln
Français
bricoler; faire de petits travaux manuels
English
to make things (handicrafts)
Português
fazer trabalhos manuais
Nederlands
knutselen

Meaning 3

colloquial

Deutsch
herumbasteln (an)
Français
bricoler; bidouiller
English
to fiddle (with); to tinker (with)
Português
remexer (em); mexer (em)
Nederlands
knutselen (aan)

Synonyms

knéchelen (un) · kniwwelen (un)

Usage notes

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

  • bastel
  • bastelen
  • bastelen (un)
  • bastels
  • bastelt
  • gebastelt
  • gebasteltem
  • gebastelten
  • gebastelter

Example sentences

  1. mir bastelen e Päerdchen aus Drot, dat ech an enger Zeitung fonnt hunn

    Meaning 1: to make

  2. d'Kanner hunn an der Schoul e Kaddo fir Mammendag gebastelt

    Meaning 1: to make

  3. eis Kanner bastele vill mat hirem Bopi

    Meaning 2: to make things

  4. an der Schoul hunn ech ëmmer gär gemoolt a gebastelt

    Meaning 2: to make things

  5. eisen Noper bastelt stonnelaang u sengem Trakter

    colloquial

    Meaning 3: to fiddle (with); to tinker (with)

  6. wa mäi Mann ufänkt, um Elektreschen ze bastelen , kréien ech gro Hoer!

    colloquial

    Meaning 3: to fiddle (with); to tinker (with)

Verb conjugation

Infinitive
bastelen
Past participle
gebastelt
Auxiliary
hunn
Indicative · Present
ech
bastelen
du
bastels
hien / hatt / si
bastelt
mir
bastelen
dir
bastelt
si
bastelen
Indicative · Perfect
ech
hu gebastelt
du
hues gebastelt
hien / hatt / si
huet gebastelt
mir
hu gebastelt
dir
hutt gebastelt
si
hu gebastelt
Indicative · Pluperfect
ech
hat gebastelt
du
has gebastelt
hien / hatt / si
hat gebastelt
mir
hate gebastelt
dir
hat gebastelt
si
hate gebastelt
Conditional · Present
ech
géif / géing bastelen
du
géifs / géings bastelen
hien / hatt / si
géif / géing bastelen
mir
géifen / géinge bastelen
dir
géift / géingt bastelen
si
géifen / géinge bastelen
Conditional · Past
ech
hätt gebastelt
du
häss gebastelt
hien / hatt / si
hätt gebastelt
mir
hätte gebastelt
dir
hätt gebastelt
si
hätte gebastelt
Imperative · Present
du
bastel!
dir
bastelt!

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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