geloven
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gelôven, from Old Dutch gilōven, from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną (“to believe, to hold valuable or pleasing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˈloːvə(n)/
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Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːvən
Verb
geloven
- (intransitive) to believe, to hold a belief [+ in (object) = in]
- (transitive) to believe, to be convinced by
- Geloofde hij ons?
- Did he believe us?
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Inflection
| Inflection of geloven (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | geloven | |||
| past singular | geloofde | |||
| past participle | geloofd | |||
| infinitive | geloven | |||
| gerund | geloven n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | geloof | geloofde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | gelooft | geloofde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | gelooft | geloofde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | gelooft | geloofde | ||
| 3rd person singular | gelooft | geloofde | ||
| plural | geloven | geloofden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | gelove | geloofde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | geloven | geloofden | ||
| imperative sing. | geloof | |||
| imperative plur.1 | gelooft | |||
| participles | gelovend | geloofd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch gilōven, from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną.
Verb
gelôven
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: geloven
- Limburgish: glouve, glöjve
Further reading
- “gheloven”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “geloven (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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