leren

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleːrə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: le‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːrən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch leren, from Old Dutch lēren, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną.

Verb

leren

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to learn, to study
    Synonyms: studeren, kennis opdoen, oppikken, opsteken, blokken
    Antonyms: afleren, vergeten
  2. (transitive) to teach
    Synonyms: aanleren, onderwijzen
    Antonym: afleren
Conjugation
Conjugation 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, 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.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: leer
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: lere
  • Negerhollands: leer, le, lie
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: lear, lair
  • Saramaccan: léi, leren
  • Sranan Tongo: leri

Etymology 2

Contraction of lederen, from Middle Dutch lederijn, lederen (but also already leren). Equivalent to leer +‎ -en.

Alternative forms

Adjective

leren (not comparable)

  1. made of leather
Declension
Declension of leren
uninflected leren
inflected leren
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite m./f. sing. leren
n. sing. leren
plural leren
definite leren
partitive

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

leren

  1. plural of leer

Galician

Verb

leren

  1. inflection of ler:
    1. third-person plural future subjunctive
    2. third-person plural personal infinitive

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch lēren

Verb

lêren

  1. to learn
  2. to teach
  3. to tell

Inflection

Conjugation of lêren (weak)
infinitive base form lêren
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

Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English lǣran (to teach), with semantic broadening by association with lernen, from Old English leornian (to learn).

Verb

leren

  1. to teach or instruct
  2. to guide or lead
  3. to learn

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną.

Verb

lēren

  1. to learn
  2. to teach

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading

  • lēren”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

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).

Verb

lēren

  1. to teach

Descendants

See also