weten
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch wēten, from Old Dutch witan, from Proto-West Germanic *witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyde (“know”), a root perfect from the root *weyd-. The past tense forms is also composed of the regular past tense marker -te.
Verb edit
weten
- (transitive) to know (knowledge), to be aware of something
- Ik weet hoe die planeet heet.
- I know what that planet is called.
- Lars kent Emma, weet je dat? — Ja, ik weet dat Lars Emma kent.
- Lars knows Emma, do you know? - Yes, I know that Lars knows Emma.
- Ik ken Rusland niet, ik weet niets over dat land.
- I don't know Russia, I don't know anything about that country.
- Ik kan goed koken, maar de Indonesische keuken ken ik eigenlijk niet; ik weet niet eens hoe je nasi goreng klaarmaakt.
- I know how to cook well, but I don't really know Indonesian cuisine; I don't even know how to prepare fried rice.
- (transitive) to remember
- Ik weet nog hoe koud het vorig jaar was.
- I still remember how cold it was last year.
- (auxiliary, with te) to be able to, to manage to (literally, "to know how to/to know of a way to")
- De Frisii waren een Germaans volk en net als verscheidene andere Germaanse volkeren wisten ze zich fel te verdedigen tegen de Romeinen. Toch moesten de Frisii zich in het jaar 12 onderwerpen doordat veldheer Drusus hen wist te verslaan.
- The Frisii were a Germanic people and just like various other Germanic peoples they were able to fiercely defend themselves against the Romans. Nevertheless, the Frisii had to subject themselves in the year 12 because warlord Drusus was able to defeat them.
- De voornamelijk op lokaal niveau succesvolle partij Freie Wähler weet voor het eerst ergens op deelstaatniveau de kiesdrempel te halen.
- The party Freie Wähler, successful primarily at the local level, is able for the first time to achieve the election threshold somewhere at the state level.
- Weet jij een leuk cafeetje hier in de buurt? – Ik weet er een paar te zitten, maar ik ken er maar eentje echt goed.
- Do you know a nice pub around here? I can locate a few, but I only know one of them really well.
- 2003, Marylin Simons, Carrousel[1], Paramaribo: Okopipi, →ISBN, page 53:
- Die overgrootmoeder van me, ze was eigenlijk niet van hier, als je goed berekent. Is van Bridgetown was ze. ‘Bados’ zeggen die mensen van daar want ze weten niet als wij te praten. Badyan... is Badyan praten ze daar, een soort van Negerengels ma' toch een beetje anders als van ons.
- My great-grandmother, she was actually not from here, strictly speaking. From Bridgetown, she was. 'Bados', the local people say, because they can't speak like us. Bajan... Bajan, they speak there, a kind of Creole, but still a bit different from ours.
Inflection edit
| Inflection of weten (preterite-present) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | weten | |||
| past singular | wist | |||
| past participle | geweten | |||
| infinitive | weten | |||
| gerund | weten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | weet | wist | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | weet | wist | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | weet | wist | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | weet | wist | ||
| 3rd person singular | weet | wist | ||
| plural | weten | wisten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | wete | wiste | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | weten | wisten | ||
| imperative sing. | weet | |||
| imperative plur.1 | weet | |||
| participles | wetend | geweten | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
weten
- inflection of wijten:
Anagrams edit
Low German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German wēten, from Old Saxon witan, from Proto-West Germanic *witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną.
Verb edit
weten (past singular wüss, past participle wüsst, auxiliary verb hebben)
- (transitive or intransitive) to know; to be aware of (a fact)
- Ik weet, woneem du büst. — “I know where you are.”
- vun wat weten — “to know about something”
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of weten (preterite-present)
| infinitive | weten | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | weet | wüss |
| 2nd person singular | weetst/weeßt | wüsst |
| 3rd person singular | weet | wüss |
| plural | weet | wüssen |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | — | |
| plural | — | |
| participle | present | past |
| weten | weten, wüsst | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Synonyms edit
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch witan, from Proto-West Germanic *witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyde.
Verb edit
wēten
- to know (knowledge)
- to know (person)
- to get to know, to learn of, to be made aware of (a fact)
- (auxiliary, with te) to be able to
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “weten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “weten (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Old Saxon witan, from Proto-West Germanic *witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”).
Pronunciation edit
- Stem vowel: ē¹
Verb edit
wēten
- to know (knowledge)
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
Zazaki edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
weten
- homeland, home country
- motherland, fatherland, mother country