driven
driven (comparative more driven, superlative most driven)
From Old Dutch drīvan, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną.
driven
| Strong class 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | driven | |
| 3rd sg. past | drêef | |
| 3rd pl. past | drēven | |
| Past participle | gedrēven | |
| Infinitive | driven | |
| In genitive | drivens | |
| In dative | drivene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | drive | drêef |
| 2nd singular | drijfs, drives | drēefs, drēves |
| 3rd singular | drijft, drivet | drêef |
| 1st plural | driven | drēven |
| 2nd plural | drijft, drivet | drēeft, drēvet |
| 3rd plural | driven | drēven |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | drive | drēve |
| 2nd singular | drijfs, drives | drēves |
| 3rd singular | drive | drēve |
| 1st plural | driven | drēven |
| 2nd plural | drijft, drivet | drēvet |
| 3rd plural | driven | drēven |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | drijf, drive | |
| Plural | drijft, drivet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | drivende | gedrēven |
From Old English drīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *drīban.
driven
| infinitive | (to) driven, drive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | drive | drof | |
| 2nd-person singular | drivest | drive, drove, drof | |
| 3rd-person singular | driveth | drof | |
| subjunctive singular | drive | drive1, drove1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | driven, drive | driven, drive, droven, drove | |
| imperative plural | driveth, drive | — | |
| participles | drivynge, drivende | driven, drive, ydriven, ydrive | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
driven
driven (not comparable)
| Inflection of driven | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | driven | — | — |
| Neuter singular | drivet | — | — |
| Plural | drivna | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | drivne | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | drivne | — | — |
| All | drivna | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||