willen

See also: Willen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch willen, from Old Dutch *willen, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. The variant spelling wouden goes back to early Middle Dutch wolde(n), following the standard ol > ou transformation in Middle Dutch. Wolde(n) is a cognate to English would.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɪl.ə(n)/
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Verb

willen

  1. to want, to desire
  2. (in the past tense) to wish
    Ik wou dat ik dat kon.
    I wish I could (do) that.

Inflection

Wou/wouden is often used in the past tense, depending on the region, but mostly in spoken language. In written language, wilde/wilden is preferred by many, although wou/wouden is recognized as correct standard Dutch.

Inflection of willen (irregular)
infinitive willen
past singular wilde, wou
past participle gewild
infinitive willen
gerund willen n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular wilwilde, wou
2nd person sing. (jij) wilt, wilwilde, wou
2nd person sing. (u) wilt, wilwilde, wou
2nd person sing. (gij) wiltwilde, woudt
3rd person singular wilwilde, wou
plural willenwilden, wouden
subjunctive sing.1 willewilde, woude
subjunctive plur.1 willenwilden, wouden
imperative sing. wil
imperative plur.1 wilt
participles willendgewild
1) Archaic.

Descendants

References

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *willen, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Verb

willen

  1. to want, to desire
  2. (auxiliary) to want to
  3. to demand, to order

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • “willen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “willen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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