nahen
See also: nähen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German nāhen, equivalent to nah (“near”) + -en.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editnahen (weak, third-person singular present naht, past tense nahte, past participle genaht, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (intransitive) to approach, to come near [auxiliary sein]
- Keine Sorge, Rettung naht.
- Don't worry, rescue is coming.
- Weihnachten naht mit Riesenschritten.
- Christmas is fast (in giant steps) approaching.
- (reflexive) to approach, to come to (something) [auxiliary haben]
- Der Sommer naht sich dem Ende.
- Summer is coming to an end.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | nahen | ||||
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present participle | nahend | ||||
past participle | genaht | ||||
auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich nahe | wir nahen | i | ich nahe | wir nahen |
du nahst | ihr naht | du nahest | ihr nahet | ||
er naht | sie nahen | er nahe | sie nahen | ||
preterite | ich nahte | wir nahten | ii | ich nahte1 | wir nahten1 |
du nahtest | ihr nahtet | du nahtest1 | ihr nahtet1 | ||
er nahte | sie nahten | er nahte1 | sie nahten1 | ||
imperative | nah (du) nahe (du) |
naht (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
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editRomanization
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