bouwen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bouwen, from Old Dutch buwan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑu̯ə(n)/
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən
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Verb
bouwen
- (transitive) to build, to construct
- (transitive, dialectal) to cultivate, to till
- Synonym: verbouwen
Inflection
| Inflection of bouwen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bouwen | |||
| past singular | bouwde | |||
| past participle | gebouwd | |||
| infinitive | bouwen | |||
| gerund | bouwen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bouw | bouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bouwt | bouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bouwt | bouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bouwt | bouwde | ||
| 3rd person singular | bouwt | bouwde | ||
| plural | bouwen | bouwden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bouwe | bouwde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bouwen | bouwden | ||
| imperative sing. | bouw | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bouwt | |||
| participles | bouwend | gebouwd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bou
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch buwan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną.
Verb
bouwen
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- buwen
Derived terms
Descendants
- Dutch: bouwen
- Limburgish: boewe
Further reading
- “bouwen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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