reichen
See also: Reichen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German reichen, from Old High German reihhen, reichen, from Proto-West Germanic *raikijan, from Proto-Germanic *raikijaną. Compare Dutch reiken, English reach.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editreichen (weak, third-person singular present reicht, past tense reichte, past participle gereicht, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to reach (extend a certain distance)
- Der Turm reicht fast bis zum Himmel.
- The tower almost reaches the sky.
- (ditransitive) to pass, to hand, to serve, to put within reach
- Bitte reich mir die Butter.
- Please pass the butter.
- Reichen wir uns die Hand.
- Let's shake hands. (Lit. Let's reach our hands out to each other.)
- (intransitive) to suffice, to be enough, to do (for a certain purpose)
- Vier Äpfel reichen für den Strudel.
- Four apples are enough for the strudel.
- Mir reicht's! ― I've had enough!
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 25/2010, page 129:
- Zudem schrumpfen in Deutschland die Jahrgänge. Das Angebot an Arbeitnehmern, auch im Top-Bereich, wird bald nicht mehr reichen, um den Bedarf zu decken.
- In addition the age groups are shrinking in Germany. The supply of workers, also in the top region, will soon be no longer sufficient to cover the demand.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | reichen | ||||
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present participle | reichend | ||||
past participle | gereicht | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich reiche | wir reichen | i | ich reiche | wir reichen |
du reichst | ihr reicht | du reichest | ihr reichet | ||
er reicht | sie reichen | er reiche | sie reichen | ||
preterite | ich reichte | wir reichten | ii | ich reichte1 | wir reichten1 |
du reichtest | ihr reichtet | du reichtest1 | ihr reichtet1 | ||
er reichte | sie reichten | er reichte1 | sie reichten1 | ||
imperative | reich (du) reiche (du) |
reicht (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- ausreichen
- das Wasser reichen können
- durchreichen
- einreichen
- erreichen
- herabreichen
- heraufreichen
- herausreichen
- hereinreichen
- herreichen
- herüberreichen
- herumreichen
- herunterreichen
- hinabreichen
- hinaufreichen
- hinausreichen
- hineinreichen
- hinreichen
- hinüberreichen
- hinunterreichen
- nachreichen
- raufreichen
- rausreichen
- rüberreichen
- rumreichen
- runterreichen
- überreichen
- vorreichen
- zurückreichen
Further reading
editOld High German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *raikijan, from Proto-Germanic *raikijaną, whence also Old English ræċan.
Verb
editreichen
- to reach
Conjugation
editConjugation of reichen (weak class 1)
infinitive | reichen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | reichu | reichta |
2nd person singular | reichis, reichist | reichtōs, reichtōst |
3rd person singular | reichit | reichta |
1st person plural | reichem, reichemēs | reichtum, reichtumēs |
2nd person plural | reichet | reichtut |
3rd person plural | reichent | reichtun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | reiche | reichti |
2nd person singular | reichēs, reichēst | reichtīs, reichtīst |
3rd person singular | reiche | reichti |
1st person plural | reichēm, reichēn, reichemēs | reichtīm, reichtīn, reichtīmēs |
2nd person plural | reichēt | reichtīt |
3rd person plural | reichēn | reichtīn |
imperative | present | |
singular | reichi | |
plural | reichet | |
participle | present | past |
reichenti | gireicht |
Descendants
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