blijken

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɛi̯kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: blij‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯kən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bliken, from Old Dutch *blīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *blīkan, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (“to shine, gleam”), *blīkijaną.

Verb

blijken

  1. (intransitive) to appear, to become apparent
  2. (copulative) to appear
  3. (copulative) to turn out
    Oorspronkelijk was het Atomium bedoeld om slechts gedurende de Expo overeind te blijven, maar het bleek dermate populair dat het nooit is afgebroken.
    Originally, the Atomium was meant to remain standing only during the Expo, but it turned out so popular that it has never been taken down.
Conjugation
Conjugation of blijken (strong class 1)
infinitive blijken
past singular bleek
past participle gebleken
infinitive blijken
gerund blijken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular blijk bleek
2nd person sing. (jij) blijkt, blijk2 bleek
2nd person sing. (u) blijkt bleek
2nd person sing. (gij) blijkt bleekt
3rd person singular blijkt bleek
plural blijken bleken
subjunctive sing.1 blijke bleke
subjunctive plur.1 blijken bleken
imperative sing. blijk
imperative plur.1 blijkt
participles blijkend gebleken
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: blyk
See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

blijken

  1. plural of blijk
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