kruiven
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Dutch
Etymology
Attested since 1615. From Middle Dutch cruuf, cruve (“curly lock, curly, kinky hair”) (1350), from Latin curvus through metathesis.[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
kruiven
- to curl
Conjugation
| Conjugation of kruiven (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kruiven | |||
| past singular | kruifde | |||
| past participle | gekruifd | |||
| infinitive | kruiven | |||
| gerund | kruiven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | kruif | kruifde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | kruift, kruif2 | kruifde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | kruift | kruifde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | kruift | kruifde | ||
| 3rd person singular | kruift | kruifde | ||
| plural | kruiven | kruifden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | kruive | kruifde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | kruiven | kruifden | ||
| imperative sing. | kruif | |||
| imperative plur.1 | kruift | |||
| participles | kruivend | gekruifd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
