mahnen
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German manen, from Old High German manōn, from Proto-Germanic *manōną. Cognate with Old English manian.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
mahnen (weak, third-person singular present mahnt, past tense mahnte, past participle gemahnt, auxiliary haben)
- to urge (someone) to do a specific, necessary task
- to beg fervidly
- to warn (someone) of (something) emphatically
- to remind pressingly, admonish
Usage notes[edit]
The preposition used with mahnen is an (this is the counterpart to e.g. of in the English equivalent to remind of). In older language instead of a prepositional phrase the genitive is common.
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | mahnen | ||||
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present participle | mahnend | ||||
past participle | gemahnt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich mahne | wir mahnen | i | ich mahne | wir mahnen |
du mahnst | ihr mahnt | du mahnest | ihr mahnet | ||
er mahnt | sie mahnen | er mahne | sie mahnen | ||
preterite | ich mahnte | wir mahnten | ii | ich mahnte1 | wir mahnten1 |
du mahntest | ihr mahntet | du mahntest1 | ihr mahntet1 | ||
er mahnte | sie mahnten | er mahnte1 | sie mahnten1 | ||
imperative | mahn (du) mahne (du) |
mahnt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Kashubian: manowac
Further reading[edit]
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