rechen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German rëchen, from Old High German rëhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *rekan, from Proto-Germanic *rekaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʁɛçən/
- Hyphenation: re‧chen
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Verb
rechen (weak, third-person singular present recht, past tense rechte, past participle gerecht, auxiliary haben)
- to rake
Conjugation
| infinitive | rechen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | rechend | ||||
| past participle | gerecht | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich reche | wir rechen | i | ich reche | wir rechen |
| du rechst | ihr recht | du rechest | ihr rechet | ||
| er recht | sie rechen | er reche | sie rechen | ||
| preterite | ich rechte | wir rechten | ii | ich rechte1 | wir rechten1 |
| du rechtest | ihr rechtet | du rechtest1 | ihr rechtet1 | ||
| er rechte | sie rechten | er rechte1 | sie rechten1 | ||
| imperative | rech (du) reche (du) |
recht (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- zusammenrechen
Further reading
Middle High German
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old High German rëhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *rekan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈrɛxən/
Verb
rëchen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present richet, past tense rach, past participle gerochen, past subjunctive ræche, auxiliary hān)
Conjugation
| infinitive | rëchen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive gerund | rëchennes rëchenes | ||||
| dative gerund | rëchenne rëchene | ||||
| present participle | rëchende | ||||
| past participle | gerochen | ||||
| auxiliary | hān | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich riche | wir rëchen | i | ich rëche | wir rëchen |
| du richest | ir rëchet | du rëchest | ir rëchet | ||
| ër richet | sie rëchent | ër rëche | sie rëchen | ||
| preterite | ich rach | wir rāchen | ii | ich ræche | wir ræchen |
| du ræche | ir rāchet | du ræchest | ir ræchet | ||
| ër rach | sie rāchen | ër ræche | sie ræchen | ||
| imperative | rich (du) | rëchet (ir) | |||
Descendants
- German: rechen
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old High German rëhhan, wrëhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrekan.
Alternative forms
- wrëchen (rare)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈrɛxən/
Verb
rëchen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present richet, past tense rach, past participle gerochen, past subjunctive ræche, auxiliary hān)
- to avenge
Conjugation
| infinitive | rëchen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive gerund | rëchennes rëchenes | ||||
| dative gerund | rëchenne rëchene | ||||
| present participle | rëchende | ||||
| past participle | gerochen | ||||
| auxiliary | hān | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich riche | wir rëchen | i | ich rëche | wir rëchen |
| du richest | ir rëchet | du rëchest | ir rëchet | ||
| ër richet | sie rëchent | ër rëche | sie rëchen | ||
| preterite | ich rach | wir rāchen | ii | ich ræche | wir ræchen |
| du ræche | ir rāchet | du ræchest | ir ræchet | ||
| ër rach | sie rāchen | ër ræche | sie ræchen | ||
| imperative | rich (du) | rëchet (ir) | |||
Descendants
- German: rächen