drinken
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -ɪŋkən
VerbEdit
drinken
- (nonstandard) past participle of drink
- Has he eaten or drinken anything today?
Usage notesEdit
The usual past participle of the verb to drink is drunk, which is found in the overwhelming majority of cases. The form "drinken" is an overregularization based on forms such as eat/eaten and beat/beaten. It is more common in spoken language than in written form.
AnagramsEdit
DanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
drinken c
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Dutch drinken, from Old Dutch drincan, from Proto-West Germanic *drinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną.
VerbEdit
drinken
- (transitive, intransitive) to drink, consume a liquid
- (intransitive) to be an alcoholic.
InflectionEdit
| Inflection of drinken (strong class 3a) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | drinken | |||
| past singular | dronk | |||
| past participle | gedronken | |||
| infinitive | drinken | |||
| gerund | drinken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | drink | dronk | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | drinkt | dronk | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | drinkt | dronk | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | drinkt | dronkt | ||
| 3rd person singular | drinkt | dronk | ||
| plural | drinken | dronken | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | drinke | dronke | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | drinken | dronken | ||
| imperative sing. | drink | |||
| imperative plur.1 | drinkt | |||
| participles | drinkend | gedronken | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Gerund of the verb drinken.
NounEdit
drinken n (uncountable)
SynonymsEdit
Low GermanEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Low German drinken
VerbEdit
drinken (third-person singular simple present drinkt, past tense drunk, past participle drunken, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to drink
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of drinken (strong class 3)
| infinitive | drinken | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | drink | drunk |
| 2nd person singular | drinks(t) | drunks(t) |
| 3rd person singular | drink(t) | drunk |
| plural | drinkt, drinken | drunken |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | drink | |
| plural | drinkt | |
| participle | present | past |
| drinken | (e)drunken, gedrunken | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Related termsEdit
Middle DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Dutch drincan, from Proto-West Germanic *drinkan.
VerbEdit
drinken
- to drink
InflectionEdit
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | drinken | |
| 3rd sg. past | dranc | |
| 3rd pl. past | dronken | |
| Past participle | gedronken | |
| Infinitive | drinken | |
| In genitive | drinkens | |
| In dative | drinkene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | drinke | dranc |
| 2nd singular | drincs, drinkes | droncs, dronkes |
| 3rd singular | drinct, drinket | dranc |
| 1st plural | drinken | dronken |
| 2nd plural | drinct, drinket | dronct, dronket |
| 3rd plural | drinken | dronken |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | drinke | dronke |
| 2nd singular | drincs, drinkes | dronkes |
| 3rd singular | drinke | dronke |
| 1st plural | drinken | dronken |
| 2nd plural | drinct, drinket | dronket |
| 3rd plural | drinken | dronken |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | drinc, drinke | |
| Plural | drinct, drinket | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | drinkende | gedronken |
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “drinken (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “drinken (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle Low GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Saxon drinkan (“to drink”)
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
drinken
- to drink
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of drinken as a class 3a strong verb
| Plain Infinitive | drinken | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Infinitive (Gerund) | tô drinkene or tô drinkende | |||
| Verbal Noun | drinken or drinkent | |||
| Participles | Imperatives | |||
| Present | drinkende | 2nd Person Singular | drink | |
| Past | gedrunken | 2nd Person Plural | drinket | |
| Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Preterite | Present | Preterite | |
| 1st Person Singular | drinke | drank | drinke | drünke |
| 2nd Person Singular | drinkest or drinkst | drunkest or drünkest | drinkest | drünkest |
| 3rd Person Singular | drinket or drinkt | drank | drinket | drünke |
| Plural | drinken (drinket?) | drunken or drünken | drinken | drünken |
DescendantsEdit
SwedishEdit
NounEdit
drinken