reichen
See also: Reichen
German
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German reihhen, reichen, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *raikijaną. Compare Dutch reiken, English reach.
Pronunciation
Verb
- to reach
- Synonym: langen
- to pass, to hand, to give
- to be sufficient
- Synonyms: ausreichen, langen, genügen
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 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.
- Zudem schrumpfen in Deutschland die Jahrgänge. Das Angebot an Arbeitnehmern, auch im Top-Bereich, wird bald nicht mehr reichen, um den Bedarf zu decken.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Further reading
- “reichen” in Duden online
Old High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *raikijaną, whence also Old English ræċan.
Verb
reichen
- to reach
Conjugation
Conjugation of reichen (weak class 1)
infinitive | reichen | |
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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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