Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsxœy̯və(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: schui‧ven
  • Rhymes: -œy̯vən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch schuven, from Old Dutch *scūvan, from Proto-West Germanic *skeuban, from Proto-Germanic *skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skewbʰ-. Doublet of sjouwen.

Verb

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schuiven

  1. (ergative) to slide
  2. (ergative) to shove
  3. (transitive, of actions or objects, Netherlands, informal) to yield, make money, to earn money (for someone)
    Hoeveel schuift dat?How much money does that earn me?
  4. (transitive, of tobacco or opium) to smoke
Conjugation
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Conjugation of schuiven (strong class 2b)
infinitive schuiven
past singular schoof
past participle geschoven
infinitive schuiven
gerund schuiven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular schuif schoof
2nd person sing. (jij) schuift, schuif2 schoof
2nd person sing. (u) schuift schoof
2nd person sing. (gij) schuift schooft
3rd person singular schuift schoof
plural schuiven schoven
subjunctive sing.1 schuive schove
subjunctive plur.1 schuiven schoven
imperative sing. schuif
imperative plur.1 schuift
participles schuivend geschoven
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: skuif, skuiwe
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: skifu
  • Negerhollands: skiev, skief
  • Papiamentu: skùif, skuif, schuif

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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schuiven

  1. plural of schuif