geven

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gēven, from Old Dutch gevan, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

geven

  1. (transitive) to give
    Ik gaf hem een nieuw boek.I gave him a new book.
  2. (intransitive, impersonal) to have a negative effect
    Geeft dat? – Nee, dat geeft niet.Is that bad? – No, it doesn't matter.
  3. to care about
    Hij geeft om zijn kinderen.He cares about his children.
    Jullie geven niks om politieke integriteit!You don't care about political integrity at all!

Conjugation

Conjugation of geven (strong class 5)
infinitive geven
past singular gaf
past participle gegeven
infinitive geven
gerund geven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular geef gaf
2nd person sing. (jij) geeft, geef2 gaf
2nd person sing. (u) geeft gaf
2nd person sing. (gij) geeft gaaft
3rd person singular geeft gaf
plural geven gaven
subjunctive sing.1 geve gave
subjunctive plur.1 geven gaven
imperative sing. geef
imperative plur.1 geeft
participles gevend gegeven
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: gee
  • Javindo: heef
  • Jersey Dutch: xêve
  • Negerhollands: gie, gi, giev, gief
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: gef

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch gevan, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną.

Verb

gēven

  1. to give

Inflection

Conjugation of gēven (strong class 5)
infinitive base form gēven
genitive gēvens
dative gēvene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular gēve gaf gēve gâve
2nd person singular gēefs, gēves gâefs, gâves gēefs, gēves gâves
3rd person singular gēeft, gēvet gaf gēve gâve
1st person plural gēven gâven gēven gâven
2nd person plural gēeft, gēvet gâeft, gâvet gēeft, gēvet gâvet
3rd person plural gēven gâven gēven gâven
imperative
singular gef, gēef, gēve
plural gēeft, gēvet
present past
participle gēvende gegēven

Descendants

Further reading

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon gevan (to give) from Proto-Germanic *gebaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

gēven

  1. to give

Conjugation

Conjugation of geven as a class 5 strong verb
plain infinitive gēven
full infinitive (gerund) tô gēvene or tô gēvende
verbal noun gēven or gēvent
participles imperative
present gēvende singular gif
past gegēven plural gēvet
indicative subjunctive
present preterite present preterite
1st person singular gēve gaf gēve gêve
2nd person singular gēvest or gifst gâvest or gêvest gēvest gêvest
3rd person singular gēvet or gift gaf gēvet gêve
plural gēven (gēvet?) gâven or gêven gēven gêven

Descendants