passeren

Danish

Noun

passeren c

1. definite singular of passer

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French passer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑˈseː.rə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: pas‧se‧ren

Verb

passeren

1. to pass by
2. to happen

   Synonym: (commoner) gebeuren

3. (Belgium) to pass, to hand over
4. (Suriname) to pass as a white person

Inflection

Conjugation of passeren (weak)
infinitive	passeren
past singular	passeerde
past participle	gepasseerd
infinitive	passeren
gerund	passeren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	passeer	passeerde
2nd person sing. (jij)	passeert	passeerde
2nd person sing. (u)	passeert	passeerde
2nd person sing. (gij)	passeert	passeerde
3rd person singular	passeert	passeerde
plural	passeren	passeerden
subjunctive sing.1	passere	passeerde
subjunctive plur.1	passeren	passeerden
imperative sing.	passeer
imperative plur.1	passeert
participles	passerend	gepasseerd
1) Archaic.

Descendants

• Berbice Creole Dutch: paseri
• Negerhollands: passeer, pasė, pase
• Skepi Creole Dutch: pasere, passaer

Low German

Etymology

From French passer.

Verb

passeren (third-person singular simple present passeert, past tense passeer, past participle passeert, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. (auxiliary wesen) to happen

   Woans kunn dat passeren?

   How could that happen?

2. (formal, auxiliary hebben) to pass

   Wi hebbt de Grenz passeert.

   We passed the border.

Conjugation

Conjugation of passeren (weak verb)

infinitive	passeren
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	passeer	passeer
2nd person singular	passeers(t)	passeers(t)
3rd person singular	passeer(t)	passeer
plural	passeert, passeeren	passeren
imperative	present	—
singular	passeer(e)
plural	passeert
participle	present	past
	passeren	(e)passeert, gepasseert
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.