draven

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (dialectal) drabben

Etymology

From Middle Dutch drāven, from Old Dutch *thravon, from Proto-Germanic *þrabōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdraː.və(n)/

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• Hyphenation: dra‧ven
• Rhymes: -aːvən

Verb

draven

1. (intransitive, of horses) to trot
2. (intransitive) to jog, to run fast

Conjugation

Conjugation of draven (weak)
infinitive	draven
past singular	draafde
past participle	gedraafd
infinitive	draven
gerund	draven n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	draaf	draafde
2nd person sing. (jij)	draaft, draaf2	draafde
2nd person sing. (u)	draaft	draafde
2nd person sing. (gij)	draaft	draafde
3rd person singular	draaft	draafde
plural	draven	draafden
subjunctive sing.1	drave	draafde
subjunctive plur.1	draven	draafden
imperative sing.	draaf
imperative plur.1	draaft
participles	dravend	gedraafd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• doordraven
• draf
• hoogdravend

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: draf

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *thravon, from Proto-Germanic *þrabōną.

Verb

drāven

1. to trot, to move at a steady pace

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: draven, (dialectal) drabben
  • Afrikaans: draf
• Limburgish: drave

Further reading

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

Swedish

Noun

draven

1. definite singular of drav