freuen
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German vrö(u)wen, vre(u)wen, from Old High German frewan, frouwen, a derivation of Old High German frō, frao (“glad”). Equivalent to froh (“glad”) + -en. Compare English frolic.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
freuen (weak, third-person singular present freut, past tense freute, past participle gefreut, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, impersonal) to gladden, to make glad, to make pleased
- [Es] freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen.
- I'm pleased to meet you. ([It] pleases me to get to know you. (formal))
- (reflexive, über + accusative) to be glad, pleased, or happy about something
- Er freut sich darüber.
- He's happy about it!
- Ich freue mich riesig, dass du mich gefunden hast.
- I'm really happy you found me.
- (reflexive, auf + accusative) to look forward to
- Wir freuen uns auf Sie!
- We look forward to seeing you!
- (reflexive, für + accusative) to be happy for someone
- Das ist ja super! Ich freue mich so unglaublich für dich!
- That's amazing! I'm so incredibly happy for you!
- (reflexive, poetical, + genitive) to take delight in
- Sie freut sich der vielen Abenteuer des Lebens.
- She takes delight in the many adventures of life.
Conjugation edit
| infinitive | freuen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | freuend | ||||
| past participle | gefreut | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich freue | wir freuen | i | ich freue | wir freuen |
| du freust | ihr freut | du freuest | ihr freuet | ||
| er freut | sie freuen | er freue | sie freuen | ||
| preterite | ich freute | wir freuten | ii | ich freute1 | wir freuten1 |
| du freutest | ihr freutet | du freutest1 | ihr freutet1 | ||
| er freute | sie freuten | er freute1 | sie freuten1 | ||
| imperative | freu (du) freue (du) |
freut (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.