verb#1,955 by frequency
brennen
/ˈbʁɛnən/
to burn; to light on fire; to be on fire; to have a strong affection for
- er/sie/es
- brennt
- past
- brannte
- past participle
- gebrannt
Meanings
- 1
to burn; to light on fire
Der Wald brennt jeden Sommer.
The forest burns every summer.
Tatoeba · mhr · CC BY 2.0 FR
Du wirst in der Hölle brennen.
You will burn in hellfire.
Tatoeba · Roujin · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to burn; to be on fire
- 3
to have a strong affection for; to be affectionate
- 4
to be lit, to be on — of a light or lamp
- 5
to irritate; to induce pain or another painful sensation; to bite; to sting
- 6
to smart; to sting — a sore or woundrare
- 7
to fire; to bake; to kiln — tiles and potteryrare
- 8
to distil — alcoholic beverages such as schnappsrare
- 9
to burn; to archive data on a storage medium — such as CDs, DVDs, etc.rare
- 10
to emit heatrare
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | brenne | brannte |
| du | brennst | branntest |
| er/sie/es | brennt | brannte |
| wir | brennen | brannten |
| ihr | brennt | branntet |
| sie/Sie | brennen | brannten |