reinigen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch reinigen, reynigen, from Old Dutch girēnen. Equivalent to rein + -igen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛi̯.nə.ɣə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: rei‧ni‧gen
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯nəɣən
Verb
reinigen
- to clean
- Synonyms: schoonmaken, opschonen, (rare) schonen
Conjugation
| Conjugation of reinigen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | reinigen | |||
| past singular | reinigde | |||
| past participle | gereinigd | |||
| infinitive | reinigen | |||
| gerund | reinigen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | reinig | reinigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | reinigt, reinig2 | reinigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | reinigt | reinigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | reinigt | reinigde | ||
| 3rd person singular | reinigt | reinigde | ||
| plural | reinigen | reinigden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | reinige | reinigde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | reinigen | reinigden | ||
| imperative sing. | reinig | |||
| imperative plur.1 | reinigt | |||
| participles | reinigend | gereinigd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- ongereinigd
- reiniger
- reiniging
- verontreinigen
Descendants
- Negerhollands: reinig
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “reinigen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
German
Etymology
From Middle High German reinegen, reinigen, synchronically analyzed as a verbal derivative of rein (“pure, clean”). Cognate with English rinse.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - IPA(key): /ˈʁaɪ̯niɡən/, [ˈʁaɪ̯niɡŋ̍]
Verb
reinigen (weak, third-person singular present reinigt, past tense reinigte, past participle gereinigt, auxiliary haben)
- to clean
- Synonyms: säubern, saubermachen
Conjugation
Conjugation of reinigen (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | reinigen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | reinigend | ||||
| past participle | gereinigt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich reinige | wir reinigen | i | ich reinige | wir reinigen |
| du reinigst | ihr reinigt | du reinigest | ihr reiniget | ||
| er reinigt | sie reinigen | er reinige | sie reinigen | ||
| preterite | ich reinigte | wir reinigten | ii | ich reinigte1 | wir reinigten1 |
| du reinigtest | ihr reinigtet | du reinigtest1 | ihr reinigtet1 | ||
| er reinigte | sie reinigten | er reinigte1 | sie reinigten1 | ||
| imperative | reinig (du) reinige (du) |
reinigt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of reinigen (weak, auxiliary haben)