schouwen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxɑu̯ə(n)/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch schouwen, from Old Dutch skouwon, from Proto-Germanic *skawwōną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁-.
Verb
schouwen
- (transitive, archaic) to see, watch
- (transitive) to inspect formally, as with an honor guard
- (transitive) to examine physically, as in forensics
- (transitive) to see mentally
Inflection
| Inflection of schouwen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | schouwen | |||
| past singular | schouwde | |||
| past participle | geschouwd | |||
| infinitive | schouwen | |||
| gerund | schouwen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | schouw | schouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | schouwt | schouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | schouwt | schouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | schouwt | schouwde | ||
| 3rd person singular | schouwt | schouwde | ||
| plural | schouwen | schouwden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | schouwe | schouwde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | schouwen | schouwden | ||
| imperative sing. | schouw | |||
| imperative plur.1 | schouwt | |||
| participles | schouwend | geschouwd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- schouwing
- aanschouwen
- beschouwen
- schouwbaar
- schouwburg
- schouwheer
- schouwplaats
- schouwplicht
- schouwsloot
- schouwspel
- schouwtoneel
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
schouwen
- Plural form of schouw