nalopen

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Dutch

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch nâlôpen, nâerlôpen, from Old Dutch *nālōpan, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhwahlaupan. Equivalent to na- (after) +‎ lopen (to walk). Cognate with German nachlaufen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːˌloː.pə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: na‧lo‧pen

Verb

nalopen

  1. (transitive) to check or verify information that one received earlier
    De redacteur vond het artikel interessant, maar hij moest nog wel even nalopen of alle feiten klopten
    The editor found the article interesting, but he still had to check if all the facts were correct
  2. (transitive) to walk or chase after someone or something
    Synonym: achternalopen

Conjugation

Conjugation of nalopen (strong class 7, separable)
infinitive nalopen
past singular liep na
past participle nagelopen
infinitive nalopen
gerund nalopen n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular loop na liep na naloop naliep
2nd person sing. (jij) loopt na, loop na2 liep na naloopt naliep
2nd person sing. (u) loopt na liep na naloopt naliep
2nd person sing. (gij) loopt na liept na naloopt naliept
3rd person singular loopt na liep na naloopt naliep
plural lopen na liepen na nalopen naliepen
subjunctive sing.1 lope na liepe na nalope naliepe
subjunctive plur.1 lopen na liepen na nalopen naliepen
imperative sing. loop na
imperative plur.1 loopt na
participles nalopend nagelopen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.