duren

See also: Duren, dureń, durèn, Düren, and дурень

Asturian

Verb

duren

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of durar

Catalan

Verb

duren

1. third-person plural present indicative of durar

Dutch

Alternative forms

• duuren (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdyrə(n)/, [ˈdyːrə(n)]

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• Hyphenation: du‧ren
• Rhymes: -yrən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch duren, from Old French durer.

Verb

duren

1. (intransitive) to take (a certain time)

Conjugation

Conjugation of duren (weak)
infinitive	duren
past singular	duurde
past participle	geduurd
infinitive	duren
gerund	duren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	duur	duurde
2nd person sing. (jij)	duurt, duur2	duurde
2nd person sing. (u)	duurt	duurde
2nd person sing. (gij)	duurt	duurde
3rd person singular	duurt	duurde
plural	duren	duurden
subjunctive sing.1	dure	duurde
subjunctive plur.1	duren	duurden
imperative sing.	duur
imperative plur.1	duurt
participles	durend	geduurd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• duursport
• duurvorm
• duurzaam
• geduren
• kortdurend
• langdurig
• verduren
• voortduren

Descendants

• Afrikaans: duur

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

duren

1. plural of duur

Anagrams

• dreun, runde

Galician

Verb

duren

1. inflection of durar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.rɛn/
• Rhymes: -rɛn, -ɛn, -n
• Hyphenation: du‧rèn

Noun

durèn (plural duren-duren)

1. Alternative spelling of durian

Derived terms

• belah duren

Noun

durèn (plural duren-duren)

1. (slang) Contraction of duda keren (“stylist widower”).

Further reading

• “duren” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Noun

duren

1. Alternative spelling of durèn

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French durer.

Verb

duren

1. to continue, to persist
2. to keep (in good condition)
3. to be durable
4. to continue, to stretch out
5. to stay, to reside
6. to endure, to hold out
7. to wait

Inflection

Conjugation of duren (weak)

infinitive	base form	duren
	genitive	durens
	dative	durene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		dure	—		dure	—
2nd person singular		duurs, dures	—		duurs, dures	—
3rd person singular		duurt, duret	—		dure	—
1st person plural		duren	—		duren	—
2nd person plural		duurt, duret	—		duurt, duret	—
3rd person plural		duren	—		duren	—
		imperative
singular		duur, dure
plural		duurt, duret
		present	past
participle		durende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: duren
• Limburgish: doere

Further reading

• “duren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “duren (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

Middle English

Alternative forms

• durien, duiren, deoren, douren

Etymology

From Old French durer, from Latin dūrāre. Doublet of enduren.

Verb

duren

1. to last, continue, endure

Conjugation

Conjugation of duren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) duren, dure
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dure	dured
2nd-person singular	durest	duredest
3rd-person singular	dureth	dured
subjunctive singular	dure
imperative singular		—
plural1	duren, dure	dureden, durede
imperative plural	dureth, dure	—
participles	durynge, durende	dured, ydured

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: dure

References

• “dūren, v..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Spanish

Verb

duren

1. inflection of durar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative