17th century, from Middle Low German *rateren (modern Low German ratern), variant of rettelen, *ratelen, from a frequentative of Proto-Germanic *hratōną. Doublet of German rasseln. See English rattle for more.
rattern (weak, third-person singular present rattert, past tense ratterte, past participle gerattert, auxiliary haben)
infinitive | rattern | ||||
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present participle | ratternd | ||||
past participle | gerattert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich rattre ich rattere ich ratter |
wir rattern | i | ich rattere ich rattre |
wir rattern |
du ratterst | ihr rattert | du ratterest du rattrest |
ihr ratteret ihr rattret | ||
er rattert | sie rattern | er rattere er rattre |
sie rattern | ||
preterite | ich ratterte | wir ratterten | ii | ich ratterte1 | wir ratterten1 |
du rattertest | ihr rattertet | du rattertest1 | ihr rattertet1 | ||
er ratterte | sie ratterten | er ratterte1 | sie ratterten1 | ||
imperative | rattre (du) ratter (du) rattere (du) |
rattert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.