reën
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Afrikaans[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Dutch regen, from Middle Dutch regen, from Old Dutch regan, from Proto-Germanic *regną.
Noun[edit]
reën (plural reëns, diminutive reëntjie)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Dutch regenen, from Middle Dutch regenen.
Verb[edit]
reën (present reën, present participle reënende, past participle gereën)
- (impersonal) to rain
- 2005, “My ou tante Koba”[1], performed by Laurika Rauch:
- My ou tante Koba het soms gemeen:
Die son sal weer skyn, maar dit moet eers reën.- My old aunt Koba sometimes used to say:
The sun will shine again, but first it must rain.
- My old aunt Koba sometimes used to say:
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