blijven

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bliven, from Old Dutch blīvan (“to remain”), from Proto-West Germanic *bilīban, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (“to remain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɛi̯vən/
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  • Hyphenation: blij‧ven
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯vən

Verb

blijven

  1. (intransitive) to stay, to remain
    Blijf hier, ik ga kijken. ― Stay here, I'm going to have a look.
  2. (copulative) to stay, to remain, to still be
  3. (auxiliary) to keep/keep on, to continue (remain doing/behaving)
    Wat er ook gebeurt, altijd blijven lachen! ― Whatever happens, always keep laughing!

Conjugation

Conjugation of blijven (strong class 1)
infinitive blijven
past singular bleef
past participle gebleven
infinitive blijven
gerund blijven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular blijf bleef
2nd person sing. (jij) blijft, blijf2 bleef
2nd person sing. (u) blijft bleef
2nd person sing. (gij) blijft bleeft
3rd person singular blijft bleef
plural blijven bleven
subjunctive sing.1 blijve bleve
subjunctive plur.1 blijven bleven
imperative sing. blijf
imperative plur.1 blijft
participles blijvend gebleven
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

  • Afrikaans: bly
  • Javindo: belijf
  • Jersey Dutch: blāive
  • Negerhollands: bliev, blief, bli
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