reisen
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German reisen, from Old High German reisōn, from Proto-West Germanic *raisōn.
Verb edit
reisen (weak, third-person singular present reist, past tense reiste, past participle gereist, auxiliary sein)
- (intransitive) to travel
Conjugation edit
infinitive | reisen | ||||
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present participle | reisend | ||||
past participle | gereist | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich reise | wir reisen | i | ich reise | wir reisen |
du reist | ihr reist | du reisest | ihr reiset | ||
er reist | sie reisen | er reise | sie reisen | ||
preterite | ich reiste | wir reisten | ii | ich reiste1 | wir reisten1 |
du reistest | ihr reistet | du reistest1 | ihr reistet1 | ||
er reiste | sie reisten | er reiste1 | sie reisten1 | ||
imperative | reis (du) reise (du) |
reist (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle High German rīsen (“to fall, fall out”), from Old High German rīsan (“to fall, fall down”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīsan, from Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (“to rise, move vertically up or down, go”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey- (“to rise, arise”).
Cognate with Low German risen, Dutch rijzen, Old English rīsan (“to rise”) (modern English rise), Icelandic rísa. More at rise.
Verb edit
reisen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present reist, past tense ries, past participle geriesen, auxiliary sein)
- (intransitive, dialectal) to fall
Conjugation edit
infinitive | reisen | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | reisend | ||||
past participle | geriesen | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich reise | wir reisen | i | ich reise | wir reisen |
du reist | ihr reist | du reisest | ihr reiset | ||
er reist | sie reisen | er reise | sie reisen | ||
preterite | ich ries | wir riesen | ii | ich riese1 | wir riesen1 |
du riesest du riest |
ihr riest | du riesest1 du riest1 |
ihr rieset1 ihr riest1 | ||
er ries | sie riesen | er riese1 | sie riesen1 | ||
imperative | reis (du) reise (du) |
reist (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading edit
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
reisen
Middle Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch *reison, from Proto-West Germanic *raisōn. Equivalent to reise + -en.
Verb edit
reisen
- to travel, to go on a journey
- to go on a (military) expedition
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “reisen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English edit
Verb edit
reisen
- Alternative form of reysen (“to raise”)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
reisen m or f