blijven
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bliven, from Old Dutch blīvan (“to remain”), from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (“to remain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblɛi̯vən/
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯vən
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Verb
blijven
- (intransitive) to stay, to remain
- (copulative) to stay, to remain
Inflection
| Inflection of blijven (strong class 1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | blijven | |||
| past singular | bleef | |||
| past participle | gebleven | |||
| infinitive | blijven | |||
| gerund | blijven n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | blijf | bleef | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | blijft | bleef | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | blijft | bleef | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | blijft | bleeft | ||
| 3rd person singular | blijft | bleef | ||
| plural | blijven | bleven | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | blijve | bleve | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | blijven | bleven | ||
| imperative sing. | blijf | |||
| imperative plur.1 | blijft | |||
| participles | blijvend | gebleven | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
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