regnen
Catalan
Danish
German
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈʁeː.ɡnən/ (prescriptive standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈʁeːk.nən/ (most common)
- IPA(key): /ˈʁeːç.nən/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
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Verb
regnen (weak, third-person singular present regnet, past tense regnete, past participle geregnet, auxiliary haben)
- (chiefly impersonal) to rain
Usage notes
- 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
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.
Related terms
- Regen m
- kübeln
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman regner, from Old French reignier.
Verb
regnen (third-person singular simple present regneth, present participle regnende, regnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle regned)
Descendants
- English: reign
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