segnen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German [Term?], from Latin signō, signāre. Compare English sain, Dutch zegenen, Hunsrik seghne, Old Norse, Faroese, and Icelandic signa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzeːɡnən/ (prescriptive standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈzeːknən/ (more common)
- IPA(key): /ˈzeːçnən/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
- Hyphenation: seg‧nen
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Verb
segnen (weak, third-person singular present segnet, past tense segnete, past participle gesegnet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to bless
- Gott segnet jene, die ehrlich sind.
- God blesses those who are honest.
Conjugation
infinitive | segnen | ||||
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present participle | segnend | ||||
past participle | gesegnet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich segne | wir segnen | i | ich segne | wir segnen |
du segnest | ihr segnet | du segnest | ihr segnet | ||
er segnet | sie segnen | er segne | sie segnen | ||
preterite | ich segnete | wir segneten | ii | ich segnete1 | wir segneten1 |
du segnetest | ihr segnetet | du segnetest1 | ihr segnetet1 | ||
er segnete | sie segneten | er segnete1 | sie segneten1 | ||
imperative | segne (du) | segnet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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