reiten

See also: Reiten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rīten, from Old High German rītan, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *reydʰ-. Cognate with Dutch rijden, Low German rieden,English ride, Danish ride, Swedish rida.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁaɪ̯tən/
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Verb

reiten (class 1 strong, third-person singular simple present reitet, past tense ritt, past participle geritten, past subjunctive ritte, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (intransitive, auxiliary “sein”) to travel on a mount; to ride
  2. (transitive, auxiliary “haben” or “sein”) to ride (someone or something), to ride on the back of

Usage notes

  • For transitive use, traditional grammar prescribes the auxiliary haben (“Er hat das Pferd geritten.”). However, sein is equally common, particularly in speech (“Er ist das Pferd geritten.”).

Conjugation

Further forms:

  • 3rd person singular indicative present active: reit't (in Early New High German also reit)

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