wenden
See also: Wenden
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch wenden, from Old Dutch wenden, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic *wandijaną.
Verb edit
wenden
- (transitive) to direct oneself, turn
- Hij wendde zich tot de overheid.
- He turned to the authorities.
- (intransitive, nautical) to come about
- Klaar om te wenden? Ree!
- Ready to come about? Hard leeward!
Inflection edit
| Inflection of wenden (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | wenden | |||
| past singular | wendde | |||
| past participle | gewend | |||
| infinitive | wenden | |||
| gerund | wenden n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | wend | wendde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | wendt | wendde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | wendt | wendde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | wendt | wendde | ||
| 3rd person singular | wendt | wendde | ||
| plural | wenden | wendden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | wende | wendde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | wenden | wendden | ||
| imperative sing. | wend | |||
| imperative plur.1 | wendt | |||
| participles | wendend | gewend | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
wenden
- inflection of wennen:
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German wenden, from Old High German wenten, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
wenden (weak or irregular weak, third-person singular present wendet, past tense wendete or wandte, past participle gewendet or gewandt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to turn something so as to cook or roast it from both sides
- (transitive, chiefly literary) to turn something (in general)
- (transitive, literary, dated) to avert; to curb
- 1545, Martin Luther, Biblia, Hans Lufft, Psalm 33:
- Der HERR macht zunicht der Heiden Rat / Vnd wendet die gedancken der Völcker. Aber der Rat des HERRN bleibet ewiglich / Seines hertzen gedancken fur vnd fur.
- The LORD makes to naught the heathens' council; and curbs the cogitations of the peoples. But the council of the LORD abides eternally; his heart's cogitations forever and ever.
- (intransitive) to make a u-turn; to turn around one’s car or vehicle
- (reflexive, chiefly literary) to turn around
- (reflexive) to turn to; to consult [+ an (accusative)]
Usage notes edit
- The irregular past forms wandte, gewandt are less common in the simplex wenden, but are equally common or even predominant in some compounds (such as abwenden, anwenden, etc.).
- Only the weak forms wendete, gewendet can be used in the sense of “to make a u-turn” and, usually, in the sense of “to turn something to be cooked on both sides”.
Conjugation edit
| infinitive | wenden | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | wendend | ||||
| past participle | gewendet gewandt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich wende | wir wenden | i | ich wende | wir wenden |
| du wendest | ihr wendet | du wendest | ihr wendet | ||
| er wendet | sie wenden | er wende | sie wenden | ||
| preterite | ich wendete ich wandte |
wir wendeten wir wandten |
ii | ich wendete1 ich wandte1 |
wir wendeten1 wir wandten1 |
| du wendetest du wandtest |
ihr wendetet ihr wandtet |
du wendetest1 du wandtest1 |
ihr wendetet1 ihr wandtet1 | ||
| er wendete er wandte |
sie wendeten sie wandten |
er wendete1 er wandte1 |
sie wendeten1 sie wandten1 | ||
| imperative | wend (du) wende (du) |
wendet (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Synonyms edit
- (turn something in general): drehen; umdrehen
- (avert, curb): abwenden; hemmen
- (turn around): sich drehen; sich umdrehen
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Further reading edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English wendan, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan (“to turn”).
Verb edit
wenden
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of wenden (weak in -te/-de)
| infinitive | (to) wenden, wende | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | wende | wente, wende | |
| 2nd-person singular | wendest | wentest, wendest | |
| 3rd-person singular | wendeth, went | wente, wende | |
| subjunctive singular | wende | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | wenden, wende | wenten, wente, wenden, wende | |
| imperative plural | wendeth, wende | — | |
| participles | wendynge, wendende | went, wend, ywent, ywend | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
Old Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *wandijan.
Verb edit
wenden
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “wenden”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
wenden