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==German== |
==German== |
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===Etymology 1=== |
===Etymology 1=== |
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From {{inh|de|gmh|meinen}}, from {{inh|de|goh|meinen}}, from {{der|de|gem-pro|*mainijaną||to mean, think; lament}}. |
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Germanic cognates include {{cog|bar|manan}}, {{m|bar|moana}}, {{cog|fy|miene||to deem, think}} ({{cog|ofs|mēna|t=to signify}}), {{cog|nl|menen||to believe, think, mean}} ({{cog|dum|menen|t=to think, intend}}), {{cog|en|mean}}, {{cog|osx|mēnian}}. Indo-European cognates include {{cog|sga|mían||wish, desire}} and {{cog|pl|mienić|t=to signify, believe}}. Related to {{m|en|moan}}. |
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====Alternative forms==== |
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* {{alter|de|meynen|mainen|maynen||obsolete}} |
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====Pronunciation==== |
====Pronunciation==== |
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* {{IPA|/ˈmaɪ̯nən/|[ˈmaɪ̯nən]|[ˈmaɪ̯nn̩] |
* {{IPA|de|/ˈmaɪ̯nən/|[ˈmaɪ̯nən]|[ˈmaɪ̯nn̩]}} |
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* {{audio|de|De-meinen.ogg}} |
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* {{audio|de|De-meinen2.ogg}} |
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====Verb==== |
====Verb==== |
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{{de-verb |
{{de-verb}} |
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# to [[ |
# to [[opine]], to [[think]]; to [[believe]]; to [[suppose]] |
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#: {{syn|de|denken|glauben}} |
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#: {{ux|de|Ich '''meine''', das war letztes oder vorletztes Jahr.|I '''think''' it was last year or the year before.}} |
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# to [[say]]; to [[utter]]; {{ngd|not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive}} |
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# {{lb|de|colloquial}} to [[say]] |
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#: {{syn|de|sagen}} |
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#: {{ux|de|Entschuldige, was '''meintest''' du gerade?|Sorry, what did you just '''say'''?}} |
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# to [[mean]]; to be [[convinced]] or [[sincere]] about something |
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#: {{ux|de|Das sagt er nicht nur, das '''meint''' er auch.|He doesn’t just say it, he '''means''' it.}} |
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# to [[mean]]; to [[have in mind]]; to [[convey]] |
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#: {{ux|de|Was '''meintest''' du damit?|What did you '''mean''' by that?}} |
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#: {{ux|de|'''Meinst''' du das rote oder das gelbe Haus?|Do you '''mean''' the red or the yellow house?}} |
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#: {{syn|de|bedeuten|heißen}} |
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#: {{ux|de|Was '''meint''' dieses Wort?|What does this word '''mean'''?}} |
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=====Conjugation===== |
=====Conjugation===== |
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{{de-conj |
{{de-conj}} |
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=====Derived terms===== |
=====Derived terms===== |
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====Pronunciation==== |
====Pronunciation==== |
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* {{IPA|/ˈmaɪ̯nən/|[ˈmaɪ̯nən]|[ˈmaɪ̯nn̩]| |
* {{IPA|de|/ˈmaɪ̯nən/|[ˈmaɪ̯nən]|[ˈmaɪ̯nn̩]|aa=standard}} |
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* {{IPA|/maɪ̯n/| |
* {{IPA|de|/maɪ̯n/|aa=common,colloquial}} |
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* {{homophones| |
* {{homophones|de|mein}} {{qualifier|nonstandard}} |
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====Determiner==== |
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{{head|de|determiner form|g=m-s|g2=p}} |
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# {{lb|de|possessive}} {{ |
# {{lb|de|possessive}} {{inflection of|de|mein||acc|m|s|;|dat|p}} |
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# {{lb|de|possessive}} {{form of|dative plural|mein|lang=de}} |
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=====Usage notes===== |
=====Usage notes===== |
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* {{U:de:seinen}} |
* {{U:de:seinen}} |
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===Further reading=== |
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* {{R:DWDS}} |
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* {{R:UniLeipzig}} |
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* {{R:Duden}} |
* {{R:Duden}} |
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* {{R:OpenThesaurus}} |
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==Old High German== |
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===Etymology=== |
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From {{inh|goh|gem-pro|*mainijaną}}. |
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===Verb=== |
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{{goh-verb}} |
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====Conjugation==== |
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[[Category:German pronoun forms]] |
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{{goh-conj-wk1|mein|meini}} |
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====References==== |
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[[az:meinen]] |
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# Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014 |
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Latest revision as of 16:43, 2 June 2024
German
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle High German meinen, from Old High German meinen, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną (“to mean, think; lament”).
Germanic cognates include Bavarian manan, moana, West Frisian miene (“to deem, think”) (Old Frisian mēna (“to signify”)), Dutch menen (“to believe, think, mean”) (Middle Dutch menen (“to think, intend”)), English mean, Old Saxon mēnian. Indo-European cognates include Old Irish mían (“wish, desire”) and Polish mienić (“to signify, believe”). Related to moan.
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]meinen (weak, third-person singular present meint, past tense meinte, past participle gemeint, auxiliary haben)
- to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
- to say; to utter; not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive
- Synonym: sagen
- Entschuldige, was meintest du gerade?
- Sorry, what did you just say?
- to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something
- Das sagt er nicht nur, das meint er auch.
- He doesn’t just say it, he means it.
- to mean; to have in mind; to convey
- Was meintest du damit?
- What did you mean by that?
- Meinst du das rote oder das gelbe Haus?
- Do you mean the red or the yellow house?
- (now rare) to mean; to signify
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | meinen | ||||
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present participle | meinend | ||||
past participle | gemeint | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich meine | wir meinen | i | ich meine | wir meinen |
du meinst | ihr meint | du meinest | ihr meinet | ||
er meint | sie meinen | er meine | sie meinen | ||
preterite | ich meinte | wir meinten | ii | ich meinte1 | wir meinten1 |
du meintest | ihr meintet | du meintest1 | ihr meintet1 | ||
er meinte | sie meinten | er meinte1 | sie meinten1 | ||
imperative | mein (du) meine (du) |
meint (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Inflected form of mein.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈmaɪ̯nən/, [ˈmaɪ̯nən], [ˈmaɪ̯nn̩] (standard)
- IPA(key): /maɪ̯n/ (common, colloquial)
- Homophone: mein (nonstandard)
Determiner
[edit]meinen m sg or pl
Usage notes
[edit]- In colloquial spoken German, the masculine nominative forms mein, dein, kein, etc may not be distinguished from the accusative forms meinen, deinen, keinen etc in adjectival use. The distinction is maintained in substantival use, i.e. without a following noun.
Further reading
[edit]- “meinen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “meinen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “meinen” in Duden online
- “meinen” in OpenThesaurus.de
Old High German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.
Verb
[edit]meinen
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | meinen | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | meinu | meinita |
2nd person singular | meinis, meinist | meinitōs, meintōst |
3rd person singular | meinit | meinita |
1st person plural | meinem, meinemēs | meinitum, meinitumēs |
2nd person plural | meinet | meinitut |
3rd person plural | meinent | meinitun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | meine | meiniti |
2nd person singular | meinēs, meinēst | meinitīs, meinitīst |
3rd person singular | meine | meiniti |
1st person plural | meinēm, meinēn, meinemēs | meinitīm, meinitīn, meinitīmēs |
2nd person plural | meinēt | meinitīt |
3rd person plural | meinēn | meinitīn |
imperative | present | |
singular | meini | |
plural | meinet | |
participle | present | past |
meinenti | gimeinit |
References
[edit]- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
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