herrschen
German
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editherrschen (weak, third-person singular present herrscht, past tense herrschte, past participle geherrscht, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | 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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