lernen
See also: Lernen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German lernen, from Old High German lernēn, lirnēn, from Proto-Germanic *liznaną. Cognate with Old English leornian (Modern English learn). Related to lehren.
Pronunciation
Verb
- (intransitive or transitive) to learn
- Ich lerne noch. ― I’m still learning.
- Ich lerne Spanisch. ― I’m learning Spanish.
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 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.
- Es gilt deshalb, die richtigen Lehren aus der Krise zu ziehen, aus den Fehlern der Vergangenheit zu lernen, um die Zukunft zu sichern.
- (intransitive) to study (revise or review materials)
- Ich lerne für meine Prüfung. ― I’m studying for my exam.
- (somewhat informal, transitive) to train to become something
- Ich lerne Bäcker. ― I’m training to be a baker.
- (dialectal, transitive, with dative) to teach
- Das lern ich dir. ― I’ll teach you that.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (to train): erlernen, trainieren
- (to teach): beibringen, lehren
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “lernen” in Duden online
Old High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *liznaną, akin to Old Saxon lernon, Old English leornian.
Verb
lernēn
Conjugation
Conjugation of lernēn (weak class 3)
infinitive | lernēn | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | lernēm, lernēn | lernēta |
2nd person singular | lernēs, lernēst | lernētōs, lernētōst |
3rd person singular | lernēt | lernēta |
1st person plural | lernēm, lernēmēs | lernētum, lernētumēs |
2nd person plural | lernēt | lernētut |
3rd person plural | lernēnt | lernētun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | lerne | lernēti |
2nd person singular | lernēs, lernēst | lernētīs, lernētīst |
3rd person singular | lerne | lernēti |
1st person plural | lernēm, lernēmēs | lernētīm, lernētīmēs |
2nd person plural | lernēt | lernētīt |
3rd person plural | lernēn | lernētīn |
imperative | present | |
singular | lerne | |
plural | lernēt | |
participle | present | past |
lernēnti | gilernēt |
Descendants
- Alemannic German: lërne, leernen, lérne
- Bavarian: learnan, learna; learn
- German: lernen
- Yiddish: לערנען (lernen)
See also
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