wensen
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛnsən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch wenschen, also wonschen, wunschen in the eastern dialects, from Old Dutch *wunsken, from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną.
Verb
wensen
- to wish
Inflection
| Inflection of wensen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | wensen | |||
| past singular | wenste | |||
| past participle | gewenst | |||
| infinitive | wensen | |||
| gerund | wensen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | wens | wenste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | wenst | wenste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | wenst | wenste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | wenst | wenste | ||
| 3rd person singular | wenst | wenste | ||
| plural | wensen | wensten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | wense | wenste | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | wensen | wensten | ||
| imperative sing. | wens | |||
| imperative plur.1 | wenst | |||
| participles | wensend | gewenst | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- toewensen
- verwensen
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
wensen
- Plural form of wens