draven

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch drāven, from Old Dutch *thravon, from Proto-Germanic *þrabōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdraː.və(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: dra‧ven
  • Rhymes: -aːvən

Verb

draven

  1. (intransitive, of horses) to trot
  2. (intransitive) to jog, to run fast

Conjugation

Conjugation of draven (weak)
infinitive draven
past singular draafde
past participle gedraafd
infinitive draven
gerund draven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular draaf draafde
2nd person sing. (jij) draaft, draaf2 draafde
2nd person sing. (u) draaft draafde
2nd person sing. (gij) draaft draafde
3rd person singular draaft draafde
plural draven draafden
subjunctive sing.1 drave draafde
subjunctive plur.1 draven draafden
imperative sing. draaf
imperative plur.1 draaft
participles dravend gedraafd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: draf

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *thravon, from Proto-Germanic *þrabōną.

Verb

drāven

  1. to trot, to move at a steady pace

Inflection

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Descendants

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Swedish

Noun

draven

  1. definite singular of drav
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