houden

See also: Houden

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch halden, houden, from Old Dutch haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną. Cognate with Low German holden, holen, West Frisian hâlde, English hold, German halten, Danish holde, Swedish hålla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑu̯də(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯dən

Verb

houden

  1. (transitive) to keep (in a particular state)
    Je moet je tanden goed schoon houden.
    You should keep your teeth properly clean.
    Ik kan mijn ogen niet meer open houden.
    I can't keep my eyes open anymore.
    Hou je handen thuis!
    Keep your hands off!
  2. (transitive, of animals) to keep, to care for
    Ik wil graag varkens houden, maar dat mag niet.
    I would like to keep pigs, but I'm not allowed.
  3. (clarification of this definition is needed) (transitive) to hold
    een gesprek houden
    to hold a conversation
  4. (transitive) to hold, to have, to organise (an event)
    Ik hou morgen een feest, kom je ook?
    I'm having a party tomorrow, are you coming too?
    In Parijs werd in 2015 een belangrijke conferentie gehouden over het klimaat.
    In Paris, an important conference was held in 2015 about climate.

Inflection

Inflection of houden (strong class 7, slightly irregular)
infinitive houden
past singular hield
past participle gehouden
infinitive houden
gerund houden n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular hou, houdhield
2nd person sing. (jij) houdthield
2nd person sing. (u) houdthield
2nd person sing. (gij) houdthieldt
3rd person singular houdthield
plural houdenhielden
subjunctive sing.1 houdehielde
subjunctive plur.1 houdenhielden
imperative sing. hou, houd
imperative plur.1 houdt
participles houdendgehouden
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *holdan, *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Verb

houden

  1. to hold
  2. to keep
Inflection
Strong class 7
Infinitive houden
3rd sg. past hielt
3rd pl. past hielden
Past participle gehouden
Infinitive houden
In genitive houdens
In dative houdene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular houde hielt
2nd singular houts, houdes hielts, hieldes
3rd singular hout, houdet hielt
1st plural houden hielden
2nd plural hout, houdet hielt, hieldet
3rd plural houden hielden
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular houde hielde
2nd singular houts, houdes hieldes
3rd singular houde hielde
1st plural houden hielden
2nd plural hout, houdet hieldet
3rd plural houden hielden
Imperative Present
Singular hout, houde
Plural hout, houdet
Present Past
Participle houdende gehouden
Alternative forms
Descendants
  • Dutch: houden
  • Limburgish: haaje

Etymology 2

Adjective

houden

  1. Alternative spelling of ouden; inflection of out:
    1. masculine accusative and dative singular
    2. neuter dative singular
    3. dative plural

Further reading

  • “houden (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “houden (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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