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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch regen, from Middle Dutch regen, from Old Dutch regan, from Proto-Germanic *regną.
Noun
reën (plural reëns, diminutive reëntjie)
- rain
Etymology 2
From Dutch regenen, from Middle Dutch regenen.
Verb
reën (present reën, present participle reënende, past participle gereën)
- (impersonal) to rain
2005, “My ou tante Koba”performed by Laurika Rauch:My ou tante Koba het soms gemeen:
Die son sal weer skyn, maar dit moet eers reën.- My old aunt Koba sometimes used to say:
The sun will shine again, but first it must rain.