drijven

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch driven, from Old Dutch drīvan, from Proto-West Germanic *drīban, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (to drive, push).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɛi̯və(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: drij‧ven
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯vən

Verb

drijven

  1. (intransitive) to float
  2. (transitive) to drive, to push (cattle e.g.)

Inflection

Inflection of drijven (strong class 1)
infinitive drijven
past singular dreef
past participle gedreven
infinitive drijven
gerund drijven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular drijf dreef
2nd person sing. (jij) drijft dreef
2nd person sing. (u) drijft dreef
2nd person sing. (gij) drijft dreeft
3rd person singular drijft dreef
plural drijven dreven
subjunctive sing.1 drijve dreve
subjunctive plur.1 drijven dreven
imperative sing. drijf
imperative plur.1 drijft
participles drijvend gedreven
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: drifu
  • Negerhollands: driev
  • Papiamentu: drif, drief

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