From Middle Dutch leren, from Old Dutch lēren, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną.
leren
Conjugation of leren (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | leren | |||
past singular | leerde | |||
past participle | geleerd | |||
infinitive | leren | |||
gerund | leren n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | leer | leerde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | leert, leer2 | leerde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | leert | leerde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | leert | leerde | ||
3rd person singular | leert | leerde | ||
plural | leren | leerden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | lere | leerde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | leren | leerden | ||
imperative sing. | leer | |||
imperative plur.1 | leert | |||
participles | lerend | geleerd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Contraction of lederen, from Middle Dutch lederijn, lederen (but also already leren). Equivalent to leer + -en.
leren (not comparable)
Declension of leren | ||||
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uninflected | leren | |||
inflected | leren | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | — | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | leren | ||
n. sing. | leren | |||
plural | leren | |||
definite | leren | |||
partitive | — |
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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infinitive | base form | lêren | |||||
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genitive | lêrens | ||||||
dative | lêrene | ||||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||||
present | past | present | past | ||||
1st person singular | lêre | — | lêre | — | |||
2nd person singular | lêers, lêres | — | lêers, lêres | — | |||
3rd person singular | lêert, lêret | — | lêre | — | |||
1st person plural | lêren | — | lêren | — | |||
2nd person plural | lêert, lêret | — | lêert, lêret | — | |||
3rd person plural | lêren | — | lêren | — | |||
imperative | |||||||
singular | lêer, lêre | ||||||
plural | lêert, lêret | ||||||
present | past | ||||||
participle | lêrende | — |
From Old English lǣran (“to teach”), with semantic broadening by association with lernen, from Old English leornian (“to learn”).
leren
From Proto-West Germanic *laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną.
lēren
infinitive | lēren | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | lēro, lēron | lērida |
2nd person singular | lēris | lēridos |
3rd person singular | lērit | lērida |
1st person plural | lērun | lēridon |
2nd person plural | lērit | lēridot |
3rd person plural | lērunt | lēridon |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | lēre | lēridi |
2nd person singular | lēris | lēridis |
3rd person singular | lēre | lēridi |
1st person plural | lērin | lēridin |
2nd person plural | lērit | lēridit |
3rd person plural | lērin | lēridin |
imperative | present | |
singular | lēri | |
plural | lērit | |
participle | present | past |
lērendi | lērit, gilērit |
From Proto-West Germanic *laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną, from *laizō (“lore”).
Akin to Old Saxon lērian, Old Dutch lēren, Old English lǣran, Old Norse læra, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (laisjan).
lēren