bruiken

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bruken, from Old Dutch *brūkan, from Proto-West Germanic *brūkan, from Proto-Germanic *brūkaną. Cognate to English brook and German brauchen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrœy̯kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: brui‧ken
  • Rhymes: -œy̯kən

Verb

bruiken

  1. (transitive, archaic) to make use of, to use, to have use for

Conjugation

Conjugation of bruiken (weak)
infinitive bruiken
past singular bruikte
past participle gebruikt
infinitive bruiken
gerund bruiken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bruik bruikte
2nd person sing. (jij) bruikt, bruik2 bruikte
2nd person sing. (u) bruikt bruikte
2nd person sing. (gij) bruikt bruikte
3rd person singular bruikt bruikte
plural bruiken bruikten
subjunctive sing.1 bruike bruikte
subjunctive plur.1 bruiken bruikten
imperative sing. bruik
imperative plur.1 bruikt
participles bruikend gebruikt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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