genieten

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch genieten, from Old Dutch *giniotan, from Proto-West Germanic *ganeutan, from Proto-Germanic *ganeutaną. Equivalent to ge- +‎ nieten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈnitə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧nie‧ten
  • Rhymes: -itən

Verb

genieten

  1. (intransitive) to enjoy oneself, to have a pleasant experience
  2. (intransitive) to enjoy
    Geniet van het leven zolang het nog kan.
    Enjoy life while you still can.
  3. (transitive) to enjoy, to use or benefit from

Inflection

Inflection of genieten (strong class 2a, prefixed)
infinitive genieten
past singular genoot
past participle genoten
infinitive genieten
gerund genieten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular geniet genoot
2nd person sing. (jij) geniet genoot
2nd person sing. (u) geniet genoot
2nd person sing. (gij) geniet genoot
3rd person singular geniet genoot
plural genieten genoten
subjunctive sing.1 geniete genote
subjunctive plur.1 genieten genoten
imperative sing. geniet
imperative plur.1 geniet
participles genietend genoten
1) Archaic.

Related terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: geniet
  • Negerhollands: geniet

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *giniotan, from Proto-Germanic *ganeutaną. Equivalent to ge- +‎ nieten.

Verb

genieten

  1. to eat, to consume
  2. to withstand, to endure
  3. to profit from, to enjoy the benefit of

Inflection

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