verb
to run, to race
B1
rennen: to run or to race (move quickly on foot or compete). Intransitive verb using auxiliary sein in perfect tense: ist/sind gerannt. Irregular/mixed: Präteritum rannte, Partizip II gerannt. Non‑reflexive; no fixed preposition. Imperative forms: du: renn! ihr: rennt! used in sports.
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Ich renne schnell.
I run fast.
Wir rannten zur Grenze.
We ran to the border.
Er rannte um sein Leben.
He ran for his life.
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Imagine someone running with the word 'ren-nen' like two quick steps: ren-nen.
Sounds like English 'run' (short and active).
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Perfect tense often uses 'sein' (z. B. 'er ist gerannt'). The verb can be used for both casual running and competitive racing. Intransitive verb; personal passive voice conjugations are generally not applicable (impersonal passive like 'Es wird gerannt' exists, but a true personal passive with an object is not).