kampen
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch campen, variant of kempen, ultimately from Latin campus (“battlefield”).
Verb edit
kampen
- (intransitive) to struggle, to contend
- (intransitive) to deal with, to suffer (from a problem), to cope [+ met (with)]
- Hij heeft met veel problemen te kampen. -- He has to deal with many problems.
Inflection edit
Inflection of kampen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | kampen | |||
past singular | kampte | |||
past participle | gekampt | |||
infinitive | kampen | |||
gerund | kampen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | kamp | kampte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | kampt | kampte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | kampt | kampte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | kampt | kampte | ||
3rd person singular | kampt | kampte | ||
plural | kampen | kampten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | kampe | kampte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | kampen | kampten | ||
imperative sing. | kamp | |||
imperative plur.1 | kampt | |||
participles | kampend | gekampt | ||
1) Archaic. |
Alternative forms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: kamp
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
kampen
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
kampen m
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
kampen m
Swedish edit
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Noun edit
kampen