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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German harren, further origin is unclear. Popularised by Luther.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈharən/, [ˈha.ʁən], [-ʁn̩], [-ʁɴ̩], [haː(ɐ̯)n]
Audio: (file) - Homophones: Haaren, Hahn, Harn (some speakers, chiefly in casual speech)
Verb[edit]
harren (weak, third-person singular present harrt, past tense harrte, past participle geharrt, auxiliary haben)
- (higher register) to await patiently
- with resignation or humility
- (dated) with longingness or hopefulness
- 2023, Benjamin Steffen, “Schon wieder keine Abfahrt in Zermatt: War es das mit dem Männer-Weltcup am Matterhorn?”, in Neue Zürcher Zeitung[1]:
- Dieses länderübergreifende Rennen von der Schweiz nach Italien bleibt ein Phantom. 2020 euphorisch ausgerufen, harrt es noch immer der Premiere.
- This cross-border race from Switzerland to Italy remains a phantom. Euphorically proclaimed in 2020, it is still in await of its premiere.
Usage notes[edit]
- Chiefly construed with a genitive object, as above. Alternatively it may be construed with auf + accusative.
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | harren | ||||
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present participle | harrend | ||||
past participle | geharrt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich harre | wir harren | i | ich harre | wir harren |
du harrst | ihr harrt | du harrest | ihr harret | ||
er harrt | sie harren | er harre | sie harren | ||
preterite | ich harrte | wir harrten | ii | ich harrte1 | wir harrten1 |
du harrtest | ihr harrtet | du harrtest1 | ihr harrtet1 | ||
er harrte | sie harrten | er harrte1 | sie harrten1 | ||
imperative | harr (du) harre (du) |
harrt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “harren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “harren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “harren” in Duden online
- “harren” in OpenThesaurus.de
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Noun[edit]
harren m
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
harren m
West Frisian[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
harren
Determiner[edit]
harren
- Alternative form of har (“their”)
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