durven
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch durven. This verb originated from two Middle Dutch verbs:
- durven (“to need”), from Old Dutch thurvan, from Proto-Germanic *þurbaną.
- durren (“to dare”), from Old Dutch durran, from Proto-Germanic *durzaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʏrvə(n)/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ʏrvən
Verb
durven
- (transitive) to dare (do), to not be afraid (to do)
- Ik durf dat niet.
- I dare not do that.
- (auxiliary, usually with te) to dare (to), to not be afraid to
- Hij durfde de stap naar een autonoom natuurrecht nog niet te zetten, omdat zoiets zou kunnen impliceren dat God niet zou bestaan.
- He dared not take the step towards an autonomous natural law, because by so doing it could be implied that God should not exist.
Inflection
| Inflection of durven (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | durven | |||
| past singular | durfde | |||
| past participle | gedurfd | |||
| infinitive | durven | |||
| gerund | durven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | durf | durfde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | durft | durfde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | durft | durfde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | durft | durfde | ||
| 3rd person singular | durft | durfde | ||
| plural | durven | durfden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | durve | durfde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | durven | durfden | ||
| imperative sing. | durf | |||
| imperative plur.1 | durft | |||
| participles | durvend | gedurfd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
- Note: The singular past tense can also be the irregular dorst.
Descendants
- Afrikaans: durf
Anagrams
- verdun, vurend