loeren
Dutch
Etymology
With dialectal (eastern) -oe- from Middle Dutch luren (“to look sharp”). Compare German lauern, English lour and lurk.
Pronunciation
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Verb
loeren
- To lurk, spy
- To be on the look-out for
- Hij loert op die ene kans - He is waiting for that one opportunity
Inflection
| Inflection of loeren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | loeren | |||
| past singular | loerde | |||
| past participle | geloerd | |||
| infinitive | loeren | |||
| gerund | loeren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | loer | loerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | loert | loerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | loert | loerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | loert | loerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | loert | loerde | ||
| plural | loeren | loerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | loere | loerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | loeren | loerden | ||
| imperative sing. | loer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | loert | |||
| participles | loerend | geloerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Noun
loeren
- Plural form of loer