verb
to rain
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Regnen means 'to rain' and is used impersonally (es regnet) for weather. It’s a regular (weak) verb forming perfekt with haben: hat geregnet; präteritum regnete. Non-reflexive, no imperative forms for du/ihr typical, and it’s not separable or modal. Mostly appears in third-person singular weather contexts.
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Es regnete den ganzen Tag, sodass die Straßen überschwemmt wurden.
It rained all day so that the streets were flooded.
Es hat gestern geregnet.
It rained yesterday.
Es regnete den ganzen Tag.
It rained all day.
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Picture clouds dropping 'Regnen' written like raindrops
regnen — think 'rain' (r sound) with a German ending
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.NOTES
Impersonal verb used mainly for weather (es regnet). Perfect tense commonly formed with 'es hat geregnet'. Passive voice is not used productively with this verb; conjugations are given as impersonal forms (only 'es' forms are provided) and other person slots are left empty to avoid misleading full-person passive forms. | Impersonal verb; personal forms except 'es' are not applicable. Passive forms are not applicable.