geloven
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gelôven, from Old Dutch gilōven, from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną (“to believe, to hold valuable or pleasing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˈloːvə(n)/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːvən
Verb
geloven
- (intransitive) to believe, to hold a belief [+ in/aan (object) = in]
- (transitive) to believe, to be convinced by
- Geloofde hij ons?
- Did he believe us?
Inflection
Inflection of geloven (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | geloven | |||
past singular | geloofde | |||
past participle | geloofd | |||
infinitive | geloven | |||
gerund | geloven n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | geloof | geloofde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | gelooft | geloofde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | gelooft | geloofde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | gelooft | geloofde | ||
3rd person singular | gelooft | geloofde | ||
plural | geloven | geloofden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | gelove | geloofde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | geloven | geloofden | ||
imperative sing. | geloof | |||
imperative plur.1 | gelooft | |||
participles | gelovend | geloofd | ||
1) Archaic. |
Descendants
- Afrikaans: glo
- Berbice Creole Dutch: glofu
- Javindo: gelofen
- Jersey Dutch: xjelôve
- Negerhollands: geloof, gloof
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch gilōven, from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną.
Verb
gelôven
- to promise
- to trust
- to believe
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: geloven
- Limburgish: geluive, glövje, glouve
Further reading
- “gheloven”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “geloven (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I