toeven

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch toeven, from Old Dutch , from Proto-Germanic *tōbjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dobʰ-éie-, see also Sanskrit दिप्सति (dipsati, “to deceive”). Cognate with Low German töven, Swedish töva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtu.və(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -uvən

Verb

toeven

  1. (intransitive) to remain somewhere; to linger, stay

Conjugation

Conjugation of toeven (weak)
infinitive toeven
past singular toefde
past participle getoefd
infinitive toeven
gerund toeven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular toef toefde
2nd person sing. (jij) toeft, toef2 toefde
2nd person sing. (u) toeft toefde
2nd person sing. (gij) toeft toefde
3rd person singular toeft toefde
plural toeven toefden
subjunctive sing.1 toeve toefde
subjunctive plur.1 toeven toefden
imperative sing. toef
imperative plur.1 toeft
participles toevend getoefd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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Descendants

  • Afrikaans: toef, toewe
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