From Middle Dutch werken, from Old Dutch wirken, from Proto-West Germanic *wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną (“to work, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to work, act”).
werken
Much like wrought (past form of work) in English, all verb forms based on -wrocht- are considered to be archaic or obsolete.
Inflection of werken (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | werken | |||
past singular | werkte | |||
past participle | gewerkt | |||
infinitive | werken | |||
gerund | werken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | werk | werkte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | werkt | werkte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | werkt | werkte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | werkt | werkte | ||
3rd person singular | werkt | werkte | ||
plural | werken | werkten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | werke | werkte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | werken | werkten | ||
imperative sing. | werk | |||
imperative plur.1 | werkt | |||
participles | werkend | gewerkt | ||
1) Archaic. |
Inflection of werken (weak with past in -cht) | ||||
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infinitive | werken | |||
past singular | wrocht | |||
past participle | gewrocht | |||
infinitive | werken | |||
gerund | werken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | werk | wrocht | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | werkt | wrocht | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | werkt | wrocht | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | werkt | wrocht | ||
3rd person singular | werkt | wrocht | ||
plural | werken | wrochten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | werke | wrochte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | werken | wrochten | ||
imperative sing. | werk | |||
imperative plur.1 | werkt | |||
participles | werkend | gewrocht | ||
1) Archaic. |
(labour):
(function):
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
werken
From Middle High German wërken, from Old High German werkōn, werhōn, from Proto-Germanic *werkōną. Cognate with Old Saxon werkōn, Old Dutch wirkon.
werken (weak, third-person singular present werkt, past tense werkte, past participle gewerkt, auxiliary haben)
infinitive | werken | ||||
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present participle | werkend | ||||
past participle | gewerkt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich werke | wir werken | i | ich werke | wir werken |
du werkst | ihr werkt | du werkest | ihr werket | ||
er werkt | sie werken | er werke | sie werken | ||
preterite | ich werkte | wir werkten | ii | ich werkte1 | wir werkten1 |
du werktest | ihr werktet | du werktest1 | ihr werktet1 | ||
er werkte | sie werkten | er werkte1 | sie werkten1 | ||
imperative | werk (du) werke (du) |
werkt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
werken (Raguileo spelling)
From Old Dutch wirken, from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną.
werken
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
From Old English wyrċan, from Proto-West Germanic *wurkijan, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną.
werken
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.