Inherited from Middle High German rasten, from Old High German rastōn, from Proto-West Germanic *rastōn (“to rest”), equivalent to Rast + -en. Cognate with Middle Low German rasten (“to rest”), dialectal Dutch rasten (“to rest”), Saterland Frisian räästje (“to rest”), Middle English rasten (“to rest”).
rasten (weak, third-person singular present rastet, past tense rastete, past participle gerastet, auxiliary haben)
infinitive | rasten | ||||
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present participle | rastend | ||||
past participle | gerastet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich raste | wir rasten | i | ich raste | wir rasten |
du rastest | ihr rastet | du rastest | ihr rastet | ||
er rastet | sie rasten | er raste | sie rasten | ||
preterite | ich rastete | wir rasteten | ii | ich rastete1 | wir rasteten1 |
du rastetest | ihr rastetet | du rastetest1 | ihr rastetet1 | ||
er rastete | sie rasteten | er rastete1 | sie rasteten1 | ||
imperative | rast (du) raste (du) |
rastet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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