betätigen

== German == === Etymology === be- +‎ tätigen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈtɛːtɪɡən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland) IPA(key): /bəˈteːtɪɡən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions) Hyphenation: be‧tä‧ti‧gen === Verb === betätigen (weak, third-person singular present betätigt, past tense betätigte, past participle betätigt, auxiliary haben) to engage (a switch, lever, pedal etc. or a device therewith) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “betätigen” in Duden online “betätigen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache