vernemen

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vernemen

to learn (of), to find out, to hear (about)
Synonym: ter ore komen

Ik heb vernomen dat je gaat verhuizen.
I heard that you are moving.

Conjugation of vernemen (strong class 4, prefixed)
infinitive	vernemen
past singular	vernam
past participle	vernomen
infinitive	vernemen
gerund	vernemen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	verneem	vernam
2nd person sing. (jij)	verneemt	vernam
2nd person sing. (u)	verneemt	vernam
2nd person sing. (gij)	verneemt	vernaamt
3rd person singular	verneemt	vernam
plural	vernemen	vernamen

subjunctive sing.¹	verneme	vername
subjunctive plur.¹	vernemen	vernamen

imperative sing.	verneem
imperative plur.¹	verneemt

participles	vernemend	vernomen
¹⁾ Archaic.

vernēmen

to pick up
to take in (into the mind, senses)
to see, to perceive
to notice
- 1458 CE, Noordnederlandse Historiebijbel [Northern Dutch History Bible]: ^[1]
  Doe Trebata vernam dat sijn moeder tot hem quam doe toech hi haer jegen ende ontfincse vriendelic
  When Trebeta noticed that his mother came to him, he showed himself to her and recieved her in a friendly manner.
to hear (about), to learn of
- c. 1380 CE, Van sente Brandane [About Saint Brendan]: ^[2]
  Nu verneemt hoe over lanc / Een heere was in Yerlant / Die sach menich Gods teekijn.
  Now learn of how, long ago, / there was a man in Ireland / That saw many a God's miracle.
to understand

^ “Noordnederlandse Historiebijbel”, in corpusmiddelnederlands.ivdnt.org‎^[1], INT, 2017
^ “Van sente Brandane”, in corpusmiddelnederlands.ivdnt.org‎^[2], INT, 2017