hageln
German
Etymology
From Middle High German hagelen.
Pronunciation
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Verb
hageln (third-person singular simple present hagelt, past tense hagelte, past participle gehagelt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive, impersonal, weather) to hail
Usage notes
- Used impersonally with es in the same way as in English ‘it rains’. Other forms are rare or nonexistent.
Conjugation
Conjugation of hageln
| infinitive | hageln | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | hagelnd | ||||
| past participle | gehagelt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | es hagelt | sie hageln | i | es hagele es hagle | sie hageln |
| preterite | es hagelte | sie hagelten | ii | es hagelte | sie hagelten |
Related terms
- Hagel
- verhageln
Further reading
- hageln in Duden online