duwen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch duwen, douwen, from Old Dutch thuwen, from Proto-West Germanic *þų̄hijan, from Proto-Germanic *þunhijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdyu̯ə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: du‧wen
  • Rhymes: -yu̯ən

Verb

duwen

  1. (transitive) to push
    Antonym: trekken

Inflection

Inflection of duwen (weak)
infinitive duwen
past singular duwde
past participle geduwd
infinitive duwen
gerund duwen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular duw duwde
2nd person sing. (jij) duwt duwde
2nd person sing. (u) duwt duwde
2nd person sing. (gij) duwt duwde
3rd person singular duwt duwde
plural duwen duwden
subjunctive sing.1 duwe duwde
subjunctive plur.1 duwen duwden
imperative sing. duw
imperative plur.1 duwt
participles duwend geduwd
1) Archaic.

Alternative forms

  • douwen (Netherlands, informal)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: dou
  • Papiamentu: dal