rächen
See also: Rachen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German rechen, from Old High German rehhan, wrehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrekan, from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną. Cognate with Dutch wreken, English wreak.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editrächen (weak or mixed, third-person singular present rächt, past tense rächte, past participle gerächt or (obsolete or humorous) gerochen, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to revenge; to avenge
- (reflexive, sich rächen) to take revenge; to avenge oneself
Conjugation
editinfinitive | rächen | ||||
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present participle | rächend | ||||
past participle | gerächt gerochen1 | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich räche | wir rächen | i | ich räche | wir rächen |
du rächst | ihr rächt | du rächest | ihr rächet | ||
er rächt | sie rächen | er räche | sie rächen | ||
preterite | ich rächte | wir rächten | ii | ich rächte2 | wir rächten2 |
du rächtest | ihr rächtet | du rächtest2 | ihr rächtet2 | ||
er rächte | sie rächten | er rächte2 | sie rächten2 | ||
imperative | räch (du) räche (du) |
rächt (ihr) |
1Obsolete or humorous.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Obsolete or humorous.
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