bouwen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bouwen, from Old Dutch buwan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɑu̯ə(n)/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: bou‧wen
Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən

Verb

bouwen

(transitive) to build, to construct
(transitive, dialectal) to cultivate, to till
Synonym: verbouwen

Conjugation

Conjugation of bouwen (weak)
infinitive	bouwen
past singular	bouwde
past participle	gebouwd
infinitive	bouwen
gerund	bouwen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bouw	bouwde
2nd person sing. (jij)	bouwt	bouwde
2nd person sing. (u)	bouwt	bouwde
2nd person sing. (gij)	bouwt	bouwde
3rd person singular	bouwt	bouwde
plural	bouwen	bouwden

subjunctive sing.¹	bouwe	bouwde
subjunctive plur.¹	bouwen	bouwden

imperative sing.	bouw
imperative plur.¹	bouwt

participles	bouwend	gebouwd
¹⁾ Archaic.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: bou
Jersey Dutch: bāue
Negerhollands: bou, bau, bow
→ Aukan: bow
→ Papiamentu: bouw (dated)
→ Sranan Tongo: bow
- → Lokono: bowdun
- → Caribbean Javanese: ngebau

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch buwan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną.

Verb

bouwen

to build, to found
to till, to work (land)
to inhabit, to dwell
to cultivate, to cherish

Inflection

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Alternative forms

buwen

Derived terms

Descendants

Dutch: bouwen
- Afrikaans: bou
- Jersey Dutch: bāue
- Negerhollands: bou, bau, bow
- → Aukan: bow
- → Papiamentu: bouw (dated)
- → Sranan Tongo: bow
  - → Lokono: bowdun
  - → Caribbean Javanese: ngebau
Limburgish: boewe

Further reading

Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bouwen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

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