greinen
{{rfdef}}.| Conjugation of greinen (weak) | ||||
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| infinitive | greinen | |||
| past singular | greinde | |||
| past participle | gegreind | |||
| infinitive | greinen | |||
| gerund | greinen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | grein | greinde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | greint, grein2 | greinde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | greint | greinde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | greint | greinde | ||
| 3rd person singular | greint | greinde | ||
| plural | greinen | greinden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | greine | greinde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | greinen | greinden | ||
| imperative sing. | grein | |||
| imperative plur.1 | greint | |||
| participles | greinend | gegreind | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
greinen
From Middle High German grīnen, from Old High German grīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *grīnan. Doublet of grienen.
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greinen (weak, third-person singular present greint, past tense greinte, past participle gegreint, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | greinen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | greinend | ||||
| past participle | gegreint | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich greine | wir greinen | i | ich greine | wir greinen |
| du greinst | ihr greint | du greinest | ihr greinet | ||
| er greint | sie greinen | er greine | sie greinen | ||
| preterite | ich greinte | wir greinten | ii | ich greinte1 | wir greinten1 |
| du greintest | ihr greintet | du greintest1 | ihr greintet1 | ||
| er greinte | sie greinten | er greinte1 | sie greinten1 | ||
| imperative | grein (du) greine (du) |
greint (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
greinen m or f