herrschen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German hērschen, from Old High German hērisōn, ultimately from the root of hehr (“holy, sublime”), with the first element remodelled after Herr already during MHG; cf. the same development in herrlich and Herrschaft.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈhɛʁʃən/, [ˈhɛɐ̯ʃn̩], [ˈhɛɐ̯ʃən], [ˈhɛʁʃn̩]
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: herr‧schen
Verb
[edit]herrschen (weak, third-person singular present herrscht, past tense herrschte, past participle geherrscht, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | herrschen | ||||
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present participle | herrschend | ||||
past participle | geherrscht | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich herrsche | wir herrschen | i | ich herrsche | wir herrschen |
du herrschst du herrscht1 |
ihr herrscht | du herrschest | ihr herrschet | ||
er herrscht | sie herrschen | er herrsche | sie herrschen | ||
preterite | ich herrschte | wir herrschten | ii | ich herrschte2 | wir herrschten2 |
du herrschtest | ihr herrschtet | du herrschtest2 | ihr herrschtet2 | ||
er herrschte | sie herrschten | er herrschte2 | sie herrschten2 | ||
imperative | herrsch (du) herrsche (du) |
herrscht (ihr) |
1Permitted officially in Austria; used colloquially throughout the German-speaking area.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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