pennen
Danish
German
Etymology
Perhaps from Penne (“dosshouse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛnən/
Audio (file)
Verb
pennen (weak, third-person singular present pennt, past tense pennte, past participle gepennt, auxiliary haben)
- (slang) to sleep
- (slang, by extension) to be inattentive
- sie hat im Unterricht gepennt ― she didn't pay attention in class
Conjugation
infinitive | pennen | ||||
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present participle | pennend | ||||
past participle | gepennt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich penne | wir pennen | i | ich penne | wir pennen |
du pennst | ihr pennt | du pennest | ihr pennet | ||
er pennt | sie pennen | er penne | sie pennen | ||
preterite | ich pennte | wir pennten | ii | ich pennte1 | wir pennten1 |
du penntest | ihr penntet | du penntest1 | ihr penntet1 | ||
er pennte | sie pennten | er pennte1 | sie pennten1 | ||
imperative | penn (du) penne (du) |
pennt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpænən/
- Rhymes: -ænən
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English pennian (verb), penn (noun). See modern pen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛnən/
Conjugation
Conjugation of pennen (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) pennen, penne | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | penne | penned | |
2nd-person singular | pennest | pennedest | |
3rd-person singular | penneth | penned | |
subjunctive singular | penne | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | pennen, penne | penneden, pennede | |
imperative plural | penneth, penne | — | |
participles | pennynge, pennende | penned, ypenned |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: (to) pen
References
- “pennen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-27.
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