reuen
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *hreuwan, from Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną. Compare English rue.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
reuen (weak, third-person singular present reut, past tense reute, past participle gereut, auxiliary haben)
- to regret, to be sorry (for), to rue
- to repent (of)
- Es reut ihn. ― He’s sorry about it.
- Es hat mich gereut. ― I was sorry for it.
Conjugation edit
| infinitive | reuen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | reuend | ||||
| past participle | gereut | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich reue | wir reuen | i | ich reue | wir reuen |
| du reust | ihr reut | du reuest | ihr reuet | ||
| er reut | sie reuen | er reue | sie reuen | ||
| preterite | ich reute | wir reuten | ii | ich reute1 | wir reuten1 |
| du reutest | ihr reutet | du reutest1 | ihr reutet1 | ||
| er reute | sie reuten | er reute1 | sie reuten1 | ||
| imperative | reu (du) reue (du) |
reut (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.