regnen
CatalanEdit
VerbEdit
regnen
- third-person plural present indicative form of regnar
DanishEdit
NounEdit
regnen c
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German regenen, from Old High German reganōn, derived from the noun at hand in modern Regen (“rain”). Cognate with Hunsrik rehne.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
regnen (weak, third-person singular present regnet, past tense regnete, past participle geregnet, auxiliary haben)
- (chiefly impersonal) to rain
Usage notesEdit
- 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.
ConjugationEdit
infinitive | regnen | ||||
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present participle | regnend | ||||
past participle | geregnet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
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.
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “regnen” in Duden online
Middle EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Old French, Anglo-Norman regner.
VerbEdit
regnen (third-person singular simple present regneth, present participle regnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle regned)
DescendantsEdit
- English: reign
SwedishEdit
NounEdit
regnen
- definite plural of regn