blijken
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch bliken, from Old Dutch *blīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *blīkan, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (“to shine, gleam”), *blīkijaną.
Verb
editblijken
- (intransitive) to appear, to become apparent
- (copulative) to appear
- (copulative) to turn out
- Oorspronkelijk was het Atomium bedoeld om slechts gedurende de Expo overeind te blijven, maar het bleek dermate populair dat het nooit is afgebroken.
- Originally, the Atomium was meant to remain standing only during the Expo, but it turned out so popular that it has never been taken down.
Inflection
editConjugation of blijken (strong class 1) | ||||
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infinitive | blijken | |||
past singular | bleek | |||
past participle | gebleken | |||
infinitive | blijken | |||
gerund | blijken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | blijk | bleek | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | blijkt, blijk2 | bleek | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | blijkt | bleek | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | blijkt | bleekt | ||
3rd person singular | blijkt | bleek | ||
plural | blijken | bleken | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | blijke | bleke | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | blijken | bleken | ||
imperative sing. | blijk | |||
imperative plur.1 | blijkt | |||
participles | blijkend | gebleken | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: blyk
See also
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editblijken
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