preken
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From prediken.
Verb
preken
- (intransitive, transitive) to preach
- (intransitive) to sermonise, to lecture (to criticise verbally)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of preken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | preken | |||
| past singular | preekte | |||
| past participle | gepreekt | |||
| infinitive | preken | |||
| gerund | preken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | preek | preekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | preekt, preek2 | preekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | preekt | preekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | preekt | preekte | ||
| 3rd person singular | preekt | preekte | ||
| plural | preken | preekten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | preke | preekte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | preken | preekten | ||
| imperative sing. | preek | |||
| imperative plur.1 | preekt | |||
| participles | prekend | gepreekt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
preken
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
preken m (definite singular prekenen, indefinite plural prekener, definite plural prekenene)
- a sermon
See also
- preike (Nynorsk)