regenen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rēgenen, from Old Dutch *reganon, from Proto-Germanic *regnōną. Equivalent to regen +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreː.ɣə.nə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: re‧ge‧nen
• Rhymes: -eːɣənən

Verb

regenen

1. (impersonal) To rain, to precipitate.

   Het regent alweer.

   It's raining again.

2. (impersonal, figuratively) To accumulate in large amounts, as though by rain

   Het regent klachten over je gedrag!

   It's raining complaints about your behaviour!

3. (intransitive, figuratively) To pour down, to fall out of the sky in large amounts

   In de herfst regenen de bladeren van de bomen.

   In autumn, the leaves rain down from the trees.

Inflection

Conjugation of regenen (weak)
infinitive	regenen
past singular	regende
past participle	geregend
infinitive	regenen
gerund	regenen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	regen	regende
2nd person sing. (jij)	regent	regende
2nd person sing. (u)	regent	regende
2nd person sing. (gij)	regent	regende
3rd person singular	regent	regende
plural	regenen	regenden
subjunctive sing.1	regene	regende
subjunctive plur.1	regenen	regenden
imperative sing.	regen
imperative plur.1	regent
participles	regenend	geregend
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• beregenen
• doorregenen
• kletsregenen
• natregenen
• stortregenen
• verregenen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: reën
• Jersey Dutch: rếgene

Anagrams

• negeren

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *reganon, from Proto-Germanic *regnōną. Equivalent to rēgen +‎ -en.

Verb

rēgenen

1. to rain

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: regenen
  • Afrikaans: reën
  • Jersey Dutch: rếgene
• Limburgish: raengere

Further reading

• “reghenen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “regenen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN