duiden
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch dieden, duden, from Old Dutch *thiuden, from Proto-West Germanic *þiudijan, from Proto-Germanic *þiudijaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
duiden
- (transitive) to point to, refer to, suggest
- Duid het mij niet ten kwade.
- Don't take it amiss of me.
- (transitive) to explain, clarify
- Een droom duiden.
- To explain a dream.
Inflection edit
| Inflection of duiden (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | duiden | |||
| past singular | duidde | |||
| past participle | geduid | |||
| infinitive | duiden | |||
| gerund | duiden n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | duid | duidde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | duidt | duidde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | duidt | duidde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | duidt | duidde | ||
| 3rd person singular | duidt | duidde | ||
| plural | duiden | duidden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | duide | duidde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | duiden | duidden | ||
| imperative sing. | duid | |||
| imperative plur.1 | duidt | |||
| participles | duidend | geduid | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: dui