gegnen
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German gegenen, gagenen, from Old High German gaganen, geginen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]gegnen (weak, third-person singular present gegnet, past tense gegnete, past participle gegegnet, auxiliary sein)
- (archaic) encounter, befall, come across
- Synonym: begegnen
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | gegnen | ||||
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present participle | gegnend | ||||
past participle | gegegnet | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich gegne | wir gegnen | i | ich gegne | wir gegnen |
du gegnest | ihr gegnet | du gegnest | ihr gegnet | ||
er gegnet | sie gegnen | er gegne | sie gegnen | ||
preterite | ich gegnete | wir gegneten | ii | ich gegnete1 | wir gegneten1 |
du gegnetest | ihr gegnetet | du gegnetest1 | ihr gegnetet1 | ||
er gegnete | sie gegneten | er gegnete1 | sie gegneten1 | ||
imperative | gegne (du) | gegnet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “gegnen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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