From Middle Dutch trouwen, from Old Dutch *triuwon, from Proto-Germanic *trewwāną. Equivalent to trouw (“loyality”) + -en or trouw (“faithful, loyal”) + -en.
trouwen
| Conjugation of trouwen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | trouwen | |||
| past singular | trouwde | |||
| past participle | getrouwd | |||
| infinitive | trouwen | |||
| gerund | trouwen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | trouw | trouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | trouwt, trouw2 | trouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | trouwt | trouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | trouwt | trouwde | ||
| 3rd person singular | trouwt | trouwde | ||
| plural | trouwen | trouwden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | trouwe | trouwde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | trouwen | trouwden | ||
| imperative sing. | trouw | |||
| imperative plur.1 | trouwt | |||
| participles | trouwend | getrouwd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
trouwen
From Old Dutch *triuwon. Equivalent to trouwe + -en.
trouwen
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | trouwen | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | trouwen | |
| In genitive | trouwens | |
| In dative | trouwene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | trouwe | — |
| 2nd singular | trous, trouwes | — |
| 3rd singular | trout, trouwet | — |
| 1st plural | trouwen | — |
| 2nd plural | trout, trouwet | — |
| 3rd plural | trouwen | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | trouwe | — |
| 2nd singular | trous, trouwes | — |
| 3rd singular | trouwe | — |
| 1st plural | trouwen | — |
| 2nd plural | trout, trouwet | — |
| 3rd plural | trouwen | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | trou, trouwe | |
| Plural | trout, trouwet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | trouwende | — |
From Old Dutch *trūon, from Proto-Germanic *trūōną.
trouwen
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | trouwen | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | trouwen | |
| In genitive | trouwens | |
| In dative | trouwene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | trouwe | — |
| 2nd singular | trous, trouwes | — |
| 3rd singular | trout, trouwet | — |
| 1st plural | trouwen | — |
| 2nd plural | trout, trouwet | — |
| 3rd plural | trouwen | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | trouwe | — |
| 2nd singular | trous, trouwes | — |
| 3rd singular | trouwe | — |
| 1st plural | trouwen | — |
| 2nd plural | trout, trouwet | — |
| 3rd plural | trouwen | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | trou, trouwe | |
| Plural | trout, trouwet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | trouwende | — |