rijden

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word rijden. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word rijden, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say rijden in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word rijden you have here. The definition of the word rijden will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofrijden, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Dutch

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯dən
  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛi̯də(n)/, /ˈrɛi̯ə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯ən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch riden, from Old Dutch rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *reydʰ-.

Verb

rijden

  1. (intransitive) to ride
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to drive
Inflection
Inflection of rijden (strong class 1)
infinitive rijden
past singular reed
past participle gereden
infinitive rijden
gerund rijden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular rijd reed
2nd person sing. (jij) rijdt reed
2nd person sing. (u) rijdt reed
2nd person sing. (gij) rijdt reedt
3rd person singular rijdt reed
plural rijden reden
subjunctive sing.1 rijde rede
subjunctive plur.1 rijden reden
imperative sing. rijd
imperative plur.1 rijdt
participles rijdend gereden
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: ry
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: rei
  • Jersey Dutch: rāide
  • Negerhollands: ri, rie
  • Saramaccan: léi
  • Sranan Tongo: rèi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rijden

  1. inflection of rijen:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive