duren

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See also: Duren, dureń, durèn, Düren, and дурень

Asturian

Verb

duren

  1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of durar

Catalan

Verb

duren

  1. third-person plural present indicative of durar

Dutch

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdyrə(n)/,
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  • Hyphenation: du‧ren
  • Rhymes: -yrən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch duren, from Old French durer.

Verb

duren

  1. (intransitive) to take (a certain time)
Inflection
Inflection of duren (weak)
infinitive duren
past singular duurde
past participle geduurd
infinitive duren
gerund duren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular duur duurde
2nd person sing. (jij) duurt duurde
2nd person sing. (u) duurt duurde
2nd person sing. (gij) duurt duurde
3rd person singular duurt duurde
plural duren duurden
subjunctive sing.1 dure duurde
subjunctive plur.1 duren duurden
imperative sing. duur
imperative plur.1 duurt
participles durend geduurd
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: duur

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

duren

  1. plural of duur

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

duren

  1. inflection of durar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Noun

durèn (plural duren-duren, first-person possessive durenku, second-person possessive durenmu, third-person possessive durennya)

  1. Alternative spelling of durian

Derived terms

Noun

durèn (plural duren-duren, first-person possessive durenku, second-person possessive durenmu, third-person possessive durennya)

  1. (slang) Contraction of duda keren (“stylist widower”).

Further reading

Javanese

Noun

duren

  1. Alternative spelling of durèn

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French durer.

Verb

duren

  1. to continue, to persist
  2. to keep (in good condition)
  3. to be durable
  4. to continue, to stretch out
  5. to stay, to reside
  6. to endure, to hold out
  7. to wait

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive duren
3rd sg. past —
3rd pl. past —
Past participle —
Infinitive duren
In genitive durens
In dative durene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular dure —
2nd singular duurs, dures —
3rd singular duurt, duret —
1st plural duren —
2nd plural duurt, duret —
3rd plural duren —
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular dure —
2nd singular duurs, dures —
3rd singular dure —
1st plural duren —
2nd plural duurt, duret —
3rd plural duren —
Imperative Present
Singular duur, dure
Plural duurt, duret
Present Past
Participle durende —

Descendants

Further reading

Spanish

Verb

duren

  1. inflection of durar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative
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