bruiken
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bruken, from Old Dutch *brūkan, from Proto-Germanic *brūkaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrœy̯kə(n)/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -œy̯kən
Verb
bruiken
- (transitive, archaic) to make use of, to use, to have use for
Inflection
| Inflection of bruiken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bruiken | |||
| past singular | bruikte | |||
| past participle | gebruikt | |||
| infinitive | bruiken | |||
| gerund | bruiken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bruik | bruikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bruikt | bruikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bruikt | bruikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bruikt | bruikte | ||
| 3rd person singular | bruikt | bruikte | ||
| plural | bruiken | bruikten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bruike | bruikte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bruiken | bruikten | ||
| imperative sing. | bruik | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bruikt | |||
| participles | bruikend | gebruikt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- bruikbaar
- gebruiken
- misbruiken
- verbruiken