rechnen

Meaning

1. (weak) to count, reckon, calculate, compute
2. (weak) to expect

Hyphenated as

rech‧nen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʁɛçnən/

Etymology

From Middle High German rechenen, from Old High German rehhanōn (akin to Old Saxon *rekenen), from Proto-West Germanic *rekanōn. Compare Hunsrik rechne, Low German rekenen, Dutch rekenen and English reckon. Indirectly derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

Sentences

Als angehende Ingenieure sollten Sie das locker im Kopf rechnen können .

As a budding engineer, you should be able to easily calculate this in your head.