groeien
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch groeyen, from Old Dutch gruoien, from Proto-Germanic *grōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow, become green”). Cognate with English grow.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣrui̯ə(n)/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ui̯ən
Verb
groeien
- (intransitive) to grow
Inflection
| Inflection of groeien (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | groeien | |||
| past singular | groeide | |||
| past participle | gegroeid | |||
| infinitive | groeien | |||
| gerund | groeien n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | groei | groeide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | groeit | groeide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | groeit | groeide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | groeit | groeide | ||
| 3rd person singular | groeit | groeide | ||
| plural | groeien | groeiden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | groeie | groeide | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | groeien | groeiden | ||
| imperative sing. | groei | |||
| imperative plur.1 | groeit | |||
| participles | groeiend | gegroeid | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- aangroeien
- begroeien
- ontgroeien
- vergroeien
Descendants
- Afrikaans: groei