geloven
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch gelôven, from Old Dutch gilōven, from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną (“to believe, to hold valuable or pleasing”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
geloven
- (intransitive) to believe, to hold a belief [+ in/aan (object) = in]
- (transitive) to believe, to be convinced by
- Geloofde hij ons?
- Did he believe us?
Inflection edit
| Inflection of geloven (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | geloven | |||
| past singular | geloofde | |||
| past participle | geloofd | |||
| infinitive | geloven | |||
| gerund | geloven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | geloof | geloofde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | gelooft | geloofde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | gelooft | geloofde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | gelooft | geloofde | ||
| 3rd person singular | gelooft | geloofde | ||
| plural | geloven | geloofden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | gelove | geloofde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | geloven | geloofden | ||
| imperative sing. | geloof | |||
| imperative plur.1 | gelooft | |||
| participles | gelovend | geloofd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Descendants edit
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch gilōven, from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną.
Verb edit
gelôven
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “gheloven”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “geloven (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I