freuen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German vrö(u)wen, vre(u)wen, from Old High German frewen, frouwen, a derivation of Old High German frō, frao (“glad”). Equivalent to froh (“glad”) + -en. Compare English frolic.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]freuen (weak, third-person singular present freut, past tense freute, past participle gefreut, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, often impersonal) to gladden, to make glad, to make pleased
- [Es] freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen.
- I'm pleased to meet you. ([It] pleases me to get to know you. (formal))
- (reflexive) to be glad, pleased, or happy about something [with über (+ accusative)]
- Er freut sich darüber.
- He's happy about it!
- Ich freue mich riesig, dass du mich gefunden hast.
- I'm really happy you found me.
- (reflexive) to look forward to [with auf (+ accusative)]
- Wir freuen uns auf Sie!
- We look forward to seeing you!
- (reflexive) to be happy for someone [with für (+ accusative)]
- Das ist ja super! Ich freue mich so unglaublich für dich!
- That's amazing! I'm so incredibly happy for you!
- (reflexive, poetical) to take delight in [with genitive]
- Sie freut sich der vielen Abenteuer des Lebens.
- She takes delight in the many adventures of life.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | freuen | ||||
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present participle | freuend | ||||
past participle | gefreut | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich freue | wir freuen | i | ich freue | wir freuen |
du freust | ihr freut | du freuest | ihr freuet | ||
er freut | sie freuen | er freue | sie freuen | ||
preterite | ich freute | wir freuten | ii | ich freute1 | wir freuten1 |
du freutest | ihr freutet | du freutest1 | ihr freutet1 | ||
er freute | sie freuten | er freute1 | sie freuten1 | ||
imperative | freu (du) freue (du) |
freut (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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