From Middle High German lernen, from Old High German lernēn, lirnēn, from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnēn. Cognate with Old English leornian (Modern English learn). Related to lehren.
lernen (weak, third-person singular present lernt, past tense lernte, past participle gelernt, auxiliary haben)
infinitive | lernen | ||||
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present participle | lernend | ||||
past participle | gelernt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich lerne | wir lernen | i | ich lerne | wir lernen |
du lernst | ihr lernt | du lernest | ihr lernet | ||
er lernt | sie lernen | er lerne | sie lernen | ||
preterite | ich lernte | wir lernten | ii | ich lernte1 | wir lernten1 |
du lerntest | ihr lerntet | du lerntest1 | ihr lerntet1 | ||
er lernte | sie lernten | er lernte1 | sie lernten1 | ||
imperative | lern (du) lerne (du) |
lernt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
From Proto-West Germanic *liʀnēn, akin to Old Dutch lernon, Old Frisian lernia, Old English leornian.
lernēn
infinitive | lernēn | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | lernēm, lernēn | lernēta |
2nd person singular | lernēs, lernēst | lernētōs, lernētōst |
3rd person singular | lernēt | lernēta |
1st person plural | lernēm, lernēmēs | lernētum, lernētumēs |
2nd person plural | lernēt | lernētut |
3rd person plural | lernēnt | lernētun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | lerne | lernēti |
2nd person singular | lernēs, lernēst | lernētīs, lernētīst |
3rd person singular | lerne | lernēti |
1st person plural | lernēm, lernēmēs | lernētīm, lernētīmēs |
2nd person plural | lernēt | lernētīt |
3rd person plural | lernēn | lernētīn |
imperative | present | |
singular | lerne | |
plural | lernēt | |
participle | present | past |
lernēnti | gilernēt |