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Schienen
schienen
schienen
See also: Schienen
German
Verb
schienen
- First-person plural preterite of scheinen.
- Third-person plural preterite of scheinen.
- First-person plural subjunctive II of scheinen.
- Third-person plural subjunctive II of scheinen.
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German schînen, from Old Saxon skīnan, from Proto-Germanic *skīnaną. Cognate with German scheinen, Dutch schijnen, English shine.
Verb
schienen (third-person singular simple present schinnt, past tense scheen, past participle schenen, auxiliary verb hebben)
Conjugation
Conjugation of schienen (class 1 strong verb)
| infinitive | schienen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | schien | scheen |
| 2nd person singular | schinns(t) | scheens(t) |
| 3rd person singular | schinn(t) | scheen |
| plural | schient, schienen | schenen |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | schien | |
| plural | schient | |
| participle | present | past |
| schienen | (e)schenen, geschenen | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Derived terms
- wohrschienlich