nähern
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German næhern. Synchronically derived from nahe. Compare English near (verb).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈnɛːərn/, [ˈnɛː.ɐn], [ˈneː.ɐn]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: nä‧hern
- Homophone: nähren (chiefly casual speech)
Verb
[edit]nähern (weak, third-person singular present nähert, past tense näherte, past participle genähert, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive) to approach, to come near
- (sciences) to approximate
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | nähern | ||||
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present participle | nähernd | ||||
past participle | genähert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich nähre ich nähere ich näher |
wir nähern | i | ich nähere ich nähre |
wir nähern |
du näherst | ihr nähert | du näherest du nährest |
ihr näheret ihr nähret | ||
er nähert | sie nähern | er nähere er nähre |
sie nähern | ||
preterite | ich näherte | wir näherten | ii | ich näherte1 | wir näherten1 |
du nähertest | ihr nähertet | du nähertest1 | ihr nähertet1 | ||
er näherte | sie näherten | er näherte1 | sie näherten1 | ||
imperative | nähre (du) näher (du) nähere (du) |
nähert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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