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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German rīben, from Old High German rīban, from Proto-West Germanic *wrīban, from Proto-Germanic *wrībaną.
Cognate with Hunsrik reive, Dutch wrijven, Alemannic German riibe. Compare English ribald.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]reiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present reibt, past tense rieb, past participle gerieben, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or intransitive) to rub; to chafe
- sich die Augen reiben ― to rub one’s eyes
- 2003, Obsidian Voice, Schatten der Vergangenheit:
- Ich reib mir die Augen mit Zucker und Lügen / und taumle bewußtlos während ich lache.
- I rub my eyes with sugar and lies / and stagger senseless as I laugh.
- (transitive) to grate
- Äpfel reiben ― to grate apples
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | reiben | ||||
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present participle | reibend | ||||
past participle | gerieben | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich reibe | wir reiben | i | ich reibe | wir reiben |
du reibst | ihr reibt | du reibest | ihr reibet | ||
er reibt | sie reiben | er reibe | sie reiben | ||
preterite | ich rieb | wir rieben | ii | ich riebe1 | wir rieben1 |
du riebst | ihr riebt | du riebest1 du riebst1 |
ihr riebet1 ihr riebt1 | ||
er rieb | sie rieben | er riebe1 | sie rieben1 | ||
imperative | reib (du) reibe (du) |
reibt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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