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lernen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Yiddish לערנען (lernen).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛr.nə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrnən

Verb

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lernen

  1. (Judaism) to study the Torah, Talmud or other Jewish religious writings

Conjugation

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Conjugation of lernen (weak)
infinitive lernen
past singular lernde
past participle gelernd
infinitive lernen
gerund lernen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular lern lernde
2nd person sing. (jij) lernt, lern2 lernde
2nd person sing. (u) lernt lernde
2nd person sing. (gij) lernt lernde
3rd person singular lernt lernde
plural lernen lernden
subjunctive sing.1 lerne lernde
subjunctive plur.1 lernen lernden
imperative sing. lern
imperative plur.1 lernt
participles lernend gelernd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “lernen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

German

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German lernen, from Old High German lernēn, lirnēn, from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnēn. Cognate with Old English leornian (Modern English learn). Related to lehren.

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    Verb

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    lernen (weak, third-person singular present lernt, past tense lernte, past participle gelernt, auxiliary haben)

    1. (ambitransitive) to learn, to acquire knowledge
      Ich lerne noch.I’m still learning.
      Ich lerne Spanisch.I’m learning Spanish.
      • 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 25/2010, page 77:
        Es gilt deshalb, die richtigen Lehren aus der Krise zu ziehen, aus den Fehlern der Vergangenheit zu lernen, um die Zukunft zu sichern.
        Therefore it is necessary to draw the right lessons from the crisis, to learn from the mistakes of the past for securing the future.
    2. (intransitive) to study (revise or review materials)
      Synonyms: büffeln, pauken, üben, sich vorbereiten
      Ich lerne für meine Prüfung.I’m studying for my exam.
    3. (somewhat informal, transitive) to train to become something
      Synonyms: eine Lehre/Ausbildung machen, ausgebildet werden
      Ich lerne Bäcker.I’m training to be a baker.
    4. (colloquial, nonstandard, transitive) to learn (someone) (i.e. to teach) [with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘to someone’]
      Synonyms: beibringen, lehren
      Das lern ich dir.That'll learn you! (literally, “I'll teach you that.”)

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    Middle English

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    Etymology

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    PIE root
    *leys-

    Inherited from Old English leornian, from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnōn, from Proto-Germanic *lizaną.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈleːrnən/, /ˈlɛːrnən/, /ˈlɛrnən/

    Verb

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    lernen (third-person singular simple present lerneth, present participle lernende, lernynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle lerned) (especially non-Northern)

    1. (ambitransitive) To learn (acquire knowledge):
      1. (transitive) To memorise; to store in memory.
      2. (transitive) To study or review (a book)
      3. (transitive) To acquire information or a fact; to learn about.
    2. (transitive, ditransitive) To teach (someone or something[):
      1. (transitive, rare) To tell or inform; to provide a fact.
      2. (rare) To inspire or move (to do)

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of lernen (weak in -ed)
    infinitive (to) lernen, lerne
    present tense past tense
    1st-person singular lerne lerned
    2nd-person singular lernest lernedest
    3rd-person singular lerneth lerned
    subjunctive singular lerne
    imperative singular
    plural1 lernen, lerne lerneden, lernede
    imperative plural lerneth, lerne
    participles lernynge, lernende lerned, ylerned

    1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

    Descendants

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    • English: learn (dialectal larn)
    • Middle Scots: lern, leirn

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    Old High German

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    Etymology

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      From Proto-West Germanic *liʀnēn, akin to Old Dutch lernon, Old Frisian lernia, Old English leornian.

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      lernēn

      1. to learn, study

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