ruhen

B1#2,026

Hear it

verb

to rest; to sleep
to be buried, to lie
to be positioned; to rest
to stall; to be suspended

Forms

Present

I	ruhe
you	ruhst
he, she, it	ruht
we	ruhen
you (plural)	ruht
they	ruhen

Preterite

I	ruhte
you	ruhtest
he, she, it	ruhte
we	ruhten
you (plural)	ruhtet
they	ruhten

Subjunctive I

I	ruhe
you	ruhest
he, she, it	ruhe
we	ruhen
you (plural)	ruhet
they	ruhen

Subjunctive II

I	ruhte
you	ruhtest
he, she, it	ruhte
we	ruhten
you (plural)	ruhtet
they	ruhten

Imperative

you	ruh / ruhe
you (plural)	ruht

Other forms

infinitive	ruhen
past participle	geruht
present participle	ruhend

Used in the library

Am Sonntag ruht die Straße bis zehn.On Sunday the street rests until ten.B1Noch einmal, bitte (14) — Once more, please (14) (B1)
Nach dem Fest ruht das Dorf zwei Tage.After the festival the village rests for two days.B1Noch einmal, bitte (7) — Once more, please (7) (B1)
Nach dem Mittagessen ruht mein Vater zwanzig Minuten, im Sessel, mit Zeitung.After lunch my father rests for twenty minutes, in the armchair, with the paper.B1Noch einmal, bitte (1) — Once more, please (1) (B1)

Other ways to say it

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