lijken

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛi̯kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: lij‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯kən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch geliken, liken, from Old Dutch *gilīkon, from Proto-Germanic *galīkōną.

Verb

lijken

  1. (copulative) to seem, appear
    Dat lijkt me leuk!
    That seems fun (to me)!
  2. (intransitive) to look like, resemble (depict well what it is intended to)
    Deze tekening lijkt sprekend!
    This drawing looks just like the real thing.
Inflection
Inflection of lijken (strong class 1)
infinitive lijken
past singular leek
past participle geleken
infinitive lijken
gerund lijken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular lijk leek
2nd person sing. (jij) lijkt leek
2nd person sing. (u) lijkt leek
2nd person sing. (gij) lijkt leekt
3rd person singular lijkt leek
plural lijken leken
subjunctive sing.1 lijke leke
subjunctive plur.1 lijken leken
imperative sing. lijk
imperative plur.1 lijkt
participles lijkend geleken
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: lyk
  • Jersey Dutch: lāike
See also

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch liken, from Old Dutch līcon, from Proto-West Germanic *līkēn, from Proto-Germanic *līkāną.

Verb

lijken

  1. (archaic) to please
Inflection
Inflection of lijken (strong class 1)
infinitive lijken
past singular leek
past participle geleken
infinitive lijken
gerund lijken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular lijk leek
2nd person sing. (jij) lijkt leek
2nd person sing. (u) lijkt leek
2nd person sing. (gij) lijkt leekt
3rd person singular lijkt leek
plural lijken leken
subjunctive sing.1 lijke leke
subjunctive plur.1 lijken leken
imperative sing. lijk
imperative plur.1 lijkt
participles lijkend geleken
1) Archaic.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

lijken

  1. plural of lijk

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