See also: tränen and Tränen

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtraː.nə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːnən
  • Hyphenation: tra‧nen

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch trânen. Equivalent to traan +‎ -en.

Verb

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tranen

  1. (intransitive) to tear, to shed tears
    Haar ogen traanden, omdat er een vliegje in gevlogen was.
    Her eyes teared because a fly had flown into them.
Inflection
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Conjugation of tranen (weak)
infinitive tranen
past singular traande
past participle getraand
infinitive tranen
gerund tranen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular traan traande
2nd person sing. (jij) traant traande
2nd person sing. (u) traant traande
2nd person sing. (gij) traant traande
3rd person singular traant traande
plural tranen traanden
subjunctive sing.1 trane traande
subjunctive plur.1 tranen traanden
imperative sing. traan
imperative plur.1 traant
participles tranend getraand
1) Archaic.
Descendants
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  • Negerhollands: traan

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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tranen

  1. plural of traan

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From trâen +‎ -en.

Verb

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trânen

  1. to tear, to shed tears
  2. to be/become moist
  3. to drip, to leak

Inflection

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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tranen m or f

  1. definite masculine plural of trane