From Middle Dutch leren, from Old Dutch lēren, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną.
leren
| Inflection of leren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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. | ||||
leren
Contraction of lederen, from Middle Dutch lederijn, lederen (but also already leren). Equivalent to leer + -en.
leren (not comparable)
| Inflection of leren | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | leren | |||
| inflected | leren | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | ||||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | leren | ||
| n. sing. | leren | |||
| plural | leren | |||
| definite | leren | |||
| partitive | ||||
leren
lêren
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | lêren | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | lêren | |
| In genitive | lêrens | |
| In dative | lêrene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | lêre | — |
| 2nd singular | lêers, lêres | — |
| 3rd singular | lêert, lêret | — |
| 1st plural | lêren | — |
| 2nd plural | lêert, lêret | — |
| 3rd plural | lêren | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | lêre | — |
| 2nd singular | lêers, lêres | — |
| 3rd singular | lêre | — |
| 1st plural | lêren | — |
| 2nd plural | lêert, lêret | — |
| 3rd plural | lêren | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | lêer, lêre | |
| Plural | lêert, lêret | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | lêrende | — |
From Old English lǣran (“to teach”); see learn (“teach”) (etymology 2) for more.
leren
From Proto-West Germanic *laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną.
lēren
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
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