horen

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See also: Horen, hören, and Hören

Danish

Noun

horen c

  1. definite singular of hore

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoːrə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ho‧ren
  • Rhymes: -oːrən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch horen, from Old Dutch *hōren, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.

Verb

horen

  1. (transitive) to hear
    Ik hoor een vogel zingen buiten.I hear a bird singing outside.
    Heb je dat geluid gehoord?Did you hear that sound?
  2. (intransitive) to belong
    Zij horen bij ons.They belong with us.
    Dit boek hoort in die kast.This book belongs in that shelf.
    De sleutels horen in het laatje.The keys belong in the drawer.
  3. (auxiliary, with te) to be supposed to, to be meant to
    Je hoort je kamer op te ruimen.You are supposed to clean up your room.
    Je hoort dat zo te doen.You are supposed to do it that way.
    We horen te vertrekken voor zonsopgang.We are meant to leave before sunrise.
  4. (intransitive) to be appropriate, polite or agreeing with social norms (lit. to be heard of)
    Dat hoort niet zo, je moet je excuses aanbieden.That's not appropriate, you should apologize.
    In sommige culturen hoort het om schoenen uit te doen bij binnenkomst.In some cultures, it's the norm to take off shoes when entering.
Conjugation
Conjugation of horen (weak)
infinitive horen
past singular hoorde
past participle gehoord
infinitive horen
gerund horen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular hoor hoorde
2nd person sing. (jij) hoort, hoor2 hoorde
2nd person sing. (u) hoort hoorde
2nd person sing. (gij) hoort hoorde
3rd person singular hoort hoorde
plural horen hoorden
subjunctive sing.1 hore hoorde
subjunctive plur.1 horen hoorden
imperative sing. hoor
imperative plur.1 hoort
participles horend gehoord
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: hoor
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: horo
  • Jersey Dutch: hôre
  • Negerhollands: hoor
    • Virgin Islands Creole: hoor (dated)
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: hoar

Etymology 2

Noun

horen m (plural horens, diminutive horentje n)

  1. Alternative spelling of hoorn

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *hōren, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.

Verb

hôren

  1. to hear (perceive audibly)
  2. to hear, to learn of (audibly or otherwise)
  3. to listen
  4. to listen to, to obey
  5. to belong to
  6. to be subservient to
  7. to be part of
  8. to be necessary for

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive hôren
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive hôren
In genitive hôrens
In dative hôrene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular hôre
2nd singular hôors, hôres
3rd singular hôort, hôret
1st plural hôren
2nd plural hôort, hôret
3rd plural hôren
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular hôre
2nd singular hôors, hôres
3rd singular hôre
1st plural hôren
2nd plural hôort, hôret
3rd plural hôren
Imperative Present
Singular hôor, hôre
Plural hôort, hôret
Present Past
Participle hôrende

Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hārian; equivalent to hor (hoar) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔːrən/, /ˈhɔːriən/

Verb

horen

  1. To develop grey, white, or hoary hair.
  2. (rare) To become old or elderly.
Conjugation
Descendants
  • English: hoar (obsolete)
References

Etymology 2

From Old English hōran, from Proto-Germanic *hōrōniz; equivalent to hore (whore) +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

horen

  1. plural of hore (whore)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

horen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of hore

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, whence also Old English hīeran, Old Norse heyra.

Verb

hōren

  1. to hear
  2. to obey

Conjugation

Descendants

Welsh

Noun

horen

  1. h-prothesized form of oren

Mutation

Mutated forms of oren
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.