ruiken
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch ruken, from Old Dutch *rūcan, from Proto-West Germanic *reukan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną. Doublet of rieken.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editruiken
- To smell (i.e. to perceive a smell)
- Het is net alsof ik ruik / Dat de bloemen alweer bloeien / En de zon weer altijd brandt — It is just as if I smell / That the flowers are blooming again / And the sun be again always burning. (KvK - Zomer in mijn kop)
- To smell (i.e. to emit a smell)
- De houthakker rook naar kamille en goedkope parfum.
- The lumberjack smelt like chamomile and cheap perfume.
Inflection
editConjugation of ruiken (strong class 2b) | ||||
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infinitive | ruiken | |||
past singular | rook | |||
past participle | geroken | |||
infinitive | ruiken | |||
gerund | ruiken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | ruik | rook | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | ruikt, ruik2 | rook | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | ruikt | rook | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | ruikt | rookt | ||
3rd person singular | ruikt | rook | ||
plural | ruiken | roken | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | ruike | roke | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | ruiken | roken | ||
imperative sing. | ruik | |||
imperative plur.1 | ruikt | |||
participles | ruikend | geroken | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
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