worden
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch werden, from Old Dutch werthan, from Proto-Germanic *werþaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
worden
- (copulative) to become
- Zij wilde altijd al lerares worden. — She always wanted to become a teacher.
- (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the imperfect tense of the passive voice, together with a past participle.
- Ze worden gered. — They are being saved.
- De muur werd geschilderd. — The wall was being painted.
- De muur zal worden geschilderd. — The wall will be painted. / The wall is going to be painted.
- Note: The perfect tense passive is formed using zijn.
Conjugation
Conjugation of worden (strong)
| infinitive | worden | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | word | werd | ||
| 2nd person singular | wordt | werd | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | wordt | werdt | ||
| 3rd person singular | wordt | werd | ||
| plural | worden | werden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | worde | werde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | worden | werden | ||
| imperative sing. | word | |||
| imperative plur.1 | wordt | |||
| participles | wordend | (zijn) geworden | ||
| 1)Archaic. | ||||