regeren
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch regeren, from Latin regere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rəˈɣeː.rə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: re‧ge‧ren
- Rhymes: -eːrən
Verb
regeren
- (transitive, intransitive) to reign, be on the throne with or without political power
- Koningin Victoria regeerde over een enorm rijk. ― Queen Victoria reigned over a vast empire.
- Hij regeerde zonder enige echte politieke macht. ― He reigned without any real political power.
- (transitive, intransitive) to rule, govern
- Ze willen de stad op een rechtvaardige manier regeren. ― They want to govern the city in a just manner.
- Het land werd tientallen jaren door een dictator geregeerd. ― The country was ruled by a dictator for decades.
- (transitive, archaic) to control, to conduct, to direct, to govern
- 1628, Philips Marnix van Sint Aldegonde, "Wilhelmus van Nassouwe", (modern, redacted version), couplet 2.
- Maar God zal mij regeren / als een goed instrument, / dat ik zal wederkeren / in mijnen regiment.
- But God shall conduct me / like a good instrument, / that I shall be reinstated / into my regiment.
- 1628, Philips Marnix van Sint Aldegonde, "Wilhelmus van Nassouwe", (modern, redacted version), couplet 2.
Inflection
Derived terms
- regeerakkoord
- regeerbaar
- regeerperiode
- regering
Anagrams
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Pronunciation
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Adjective
regeren
- inflection of rege:
- strong genitive masculine/neuter singular comparative degree
- weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular comparative degree
- strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular comparative degree
- strong dative plural comparative degree
- weak/mixed all-case plural comparative degree
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