rekenen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rēkenen, from Old Dutch *recanon, from Proto-Germanic *rekanōną, indirectly derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈreːkənə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: re‧ke‧nen
  • Rhymes: -eːkənən

Verb

rekenen

  1. (intransitive) to calculate, to do arithmetic
    Na de taalles hebben de kinderen rekenen.After the language lesson the children do arithmetic.
  2. (transitive) to count , to consider (something) an example
    Hij rekende zich al (tot) de groten der aarde.He has already counted himself as belonging (to) the greats of the word/one of the greats.
  3. (transitive, intransitive) to appraise, to reckon, to evaluate
  4. (intransitive) to rely, to count
    De ruiters rekenden (op) bijstand van de koning onder de berg.The riders/horsemen counted (on) the king's assistance under the mountain.
  5. (transitive) to charge, to determine or request a payment
    Voor dit buffet rekenen wij twintig euro per persoon.Before this buffet we determine 20 euros per person.

Conjugation

Conjugation of rekenen (weak)
infinitive rekenen
past singular rekende
past participle gerekend
infinitive rekenen
gerund rekenen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular reken rekende
2nd person sing. (jij) rekent, reken2 rekende
2nd person sing. (u) rekent rekende
2nd person sing. (gij) rekent rekende
3rd person singular rekent rekende
plural rekenen rekenden
subjunctive sing.1 rekene rekende
subjunctive plur.1 rekenen rekenden
imperative sing. reken
imperative plur.1 rekent
participles rekenend gerekend
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *recanon, from Proto-Germanic *rekanōną.

Verb

rēkenen

  1. to put in order (an account, bill etc)
  2. to settle, to pay (a debt)
  3. to charge, to ask payment for
  4. to manage money
  5. to count, to be included in an account, also a group
  6. to calculate, to reckon
  7. to reckon, to consider

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Further reading

Middle English

Verb

rekenen

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