regnen
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
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regnen
Danish edit
Noun edit
regnen c
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German regenen, from Old High German reganōn, derived from the noun at hand in modern Regen (“rain”). Cognate with Hunsrik rehne.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
regnen (weak, third-person singular present regnet, past tense regnete, past participle geregnet, auxiliary haben)
- (chiefly impersonal) to rain
Usage notes edit
- Chiefly used impersonally with es in the same way as in English ‘it rains’. Other forms are uncommon and sometimes proscribed, but are used; for examples, see the citations page.
Conjugation edit
infinitive | regnen | ||||
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present participle | regnend | ||||
past participle | geregnet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich regne | wir regnen | i | ich regne | wir regnen |
du regnest | ihr regnet | du regnest | ihr regnet | ||
er regnet | sie regnen | er regne | sie regnen | ||
preterite | ich regnete | wir regneten | ii | ich regnete1 | wir regneten1 |
du regnetest | ihr regnetet | du regnetest1 | ihr regnetet1 | ||
er regnete | sie regneten | er regnete1 | sie regneten1 | ||
imperative | regne (du) | regnet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Further reading edit
Middle English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman regner, from Old French reignier.
Verb edit
regnen (third-person singular simple present regneth, present participle regnende, regnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle regned)
Descendants edit
- English: reign
Swedish edit
Noun edit
regnen