regeren

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch regeren, from Latin regere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rəˈɣeː.rə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: re‧ge‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb

regeren

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to reign, be on the throne with or without political power
    Koningin Victoria regeerde over een enorm rijk. ― Queen Victoria reigned over a vast empire.
    Hij regeerde zonder enige echte politieke macht. ― He reigned without any real political power.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to rule, govern
    Ze willen de stad op een rechtvaardige manier regeren. ― They want to govern the city in a just manner.
    Het land werd tientallen jaren door een dictator geregeerd. ― The country was ruled by a dictator for decades.
  3. (transitive, archaic) to control, to conduct, to direct, to govern
    • 1628, Philips Marnix van Sint Aldegonde, "Wilhelmus van Nassouwe", (modern, redacted version), couplet 2.
      Maar God zal mij regeren / als een goed instrument, / dat ik zal wederkeren / in mijnen regiment.
      But God shall conduct me / like a good instrument, / that I shall be reinstated / into my regiment.

Inflection

Inflection of regeren (weak)
infinitive regeren
past singular regeerde
past participle geregeerd
infinitive regeren
gerund regeren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular regeer regeerde
2nd person sing. (jij) regeert regeerde
2nd person sing. (u) regeert regeerde
2nd person sing. (gij) regeert regeerde
3rd person singular regeert regeerde
plural regeren regeerden
subjunctive sing.1 regere regeerde
subjunctive plur.1 regeren regeerden
imperative sing. regeer
imperative plur.1 regeert
participles regerend geregeerd
1) Archaic.

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Descendants

  • Afrikaans: regeer
  • Negerhollands: regeer
  • → Aukan: ligei

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Pronunciation

Adjective

regeren

  1. inflection of rege:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular comparative degree
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular comparative degree
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular comparative degree
    4. strong dative plural comparative degree
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural comparative degree
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