From Middle Dutch droeven, from Old Dutch druoven, from Proto-West Germanic *drōbijan, from Proto-Germanic *drōbijaną. Equivalent to droef (“sad”) + -en.
droeven
| Conjugation of droeven (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | droeven | |||
| past singular | droefde | |||
| past participle | gedroefd | |||
| infinitive | droeven | |||
| gerund | droeven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | droef | droefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | droeft, droef2 | droefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | droeft | droefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | droeft | droefde | ||
| 3rd person singular | droeft | droefde | ||
| plural | droeven | droefden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | droeve | droefde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | droeven | droefden | ||
| imperative sing. | droef | |||
| imperative plur.1 | droeft | |||
| participles | droevend | gedroefd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
From Old Dutch druoven, from Proto-Germanic *drōbijaną.
droeven
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | droeven | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | droeven | |
| In genitive | droevens | |
| In dative | droevene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | droeve | — |
| 2nd singular | droefs, droeves | — |
| 3rd singular | droeft, droevet | — |
| 1st plural | droeven | — |
| 2nd plural | droeft, droevet | — |
| 3rd plural | droeven | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | droeve | — |
| 2nd singular | droefs, droeves | — |
| 3rd singular | droeve | — |
| 1st plural | droeven | — |
| 2nd plural | droeft, droevet | — |
| 3rd plural | droeven | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | droef, droeve | |
| Plural | droeft, droevet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | droevende | — |