er hustet

coughs

→ husten
hust cough + et Present-tense ending for you plural or he/she/it; also used for the you-plural subjunctive and imperative
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person plural, present tense / 2nd-person plural Rare #33,459
coughs The form can mean “you cough” or “he/she/it coughs,” depending on context.
GE: Das Kind hustet oft.
EN: The child coughs often.
Conjugation of husten
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — husten
Second — hustet
Third hustet husten
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — husten
Second — hustet
Third — husten
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second — hustet

Er hustet so schlimm!

He has such a bad cough!

— Der Spiegel (1975)

Er hustet.

He coughs.

— Kein Sterbenswort (2006)

Tom hustet schon wieder.

Tom is coughing again.

Du hörst doch, wie dein Vater nachts hustet, oder?

You can hear your father coughing at night, right?

— Greenland 2 (2026)

Er hustet weiter.

He is still coughing.

— Leid und Herrlichkeit (2019)

Tom hustet jetzt nicht.

Tom isn't coughing now.