segnen
German
Alternative forms
- seegnen (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle High German segenen, segen, from Old High German seganōn, from Latin signō, signāre. Compare English sain, Dutch zegenen, Hunsrik seghne, Old Norse, Faroese, and Icelandic signa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzeːɡnən/ (Germany, prescriptive standard)
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- IPA(key): /ˈzeːknən/ (Germany, more common)
- IPA(key): /ˈzeːçnən/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
- IPA(key): /ˈseːknɛn/, [ˈseːɡ̥nɛn] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: seg‧nen
Verb
segnen (weak, third-person singular present segnet, past tense segnete, past participle gesegnet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to bless
- Gott segnet jene, die ehrlich sind.
- God blesses those who are honest.
Conjugation
Conjugation of segnen (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | segnen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | segnend | ||||
| past participle | gesegnet | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich segne | wir segnen | i | ich segne | wir segnen |
| du segnest | ihr segnet | du segnest | ihr segnet | ||
| er segnet | sie segnen | er segne | sie segnen | ||
| preterite | ich segnete | wir segneten | ii | ich segnete1 | wir segneten1 |
| du segnetest | ihr segnetet | du segnetest1 | ihr segnetet1 | ||
| er segnete | sie segneten | er segnete1 | sie segneten1 | ||
| imperative | segne (du) | segnet (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of segnen (weak, auxiliary haben)