wennen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wennen, from Old Dutch *wennen, from Proto-West Germanic *wannjan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛnə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛnən

Verb

wennen

  1. (intransitive) to get used (to), to become accustomed
  2. (intransitive) to become familiar

Conjugation

Conjugation of wennen (weak)
infinitive wennen
past singular wende
past participle gewend
infinitive wennen
gerund wennen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular wen wende
2nd person sing. (jij) went, wen2 wende
2nd person sing. (u) went wende
2nd person sing. (gij) went wende
3rd person singular went wende
plural wennen wenden
subjunctive sing.1 wenne wende
subjunctive plur.1 wennen wenden
imperative sing. wen
imperative plur.1 went
participles wennend gewend
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Aukan: gwenti (from the participle)

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German wenden, from Old High German wenten, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan. Cognate with German wenden.

Pronunciation

Verb

wennen (third-person singular present wennt, past participle gewannt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (intransitive or reflexive) to turn, to turn around

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive wennen
participle gewannt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular wennen
2nd singular wenns wenn
3rd singular wennt
1st plural wennen
2nd plural wennt wennt
3rd plural wennen

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.