Rennen meaning and definition in german
rennen meaning and definition in german
Verb
Frequency: 
strong, third-person singular simple present rennt, past tense rannte, past participle gerannt, past subjunctive rennte, auxiliary haben or sein
Although laufen is used more frequently than rennen in the sense of to run, the latter is often used to describe running fast or to an excessive degree, like a hunting animal or a sprinter does.Die Sportler rannten alle sehr schnell. — The sportsmen all ran very fast. -but- Sie laufen, wie jeden Morgen, zu Fuß zur Schule. — They run (or jog) to school on foot as they do every morning.
- intransitive, auxiliary: “sein” to run; to race; to sprint (said of competeting sportsmen, animals etc.) So schnell wie Mike rennt niemand in der Klasse. — In this class, nobody runs as fast as Mike. Der Gepard ist das Säugetier, welches am schnellsten rennen kann. — The cheetah is the mammal which can run the fastest.
- transitive, auxiliary: “haben” to run over (someone) jemanden zu Boden rennen — “to run someone to the ground”
