durven
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch durven. This verb originated from two Middle Dutch verbs:
- durven (“to need”), from Old Dutch thurvan, from Proto-West Germanic *þurban, from Proto-Germanic *þurbaną.
- durren (“to dare”), from Old Dutch durran, from Proto-West Germanic *durʀan, from Proto-Germanic *durzaną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]durven
- (transitive) to dare (do), to not be afraid (to do)
- Ik durf dat niet.
- I dare not do that.
- (auxiliary, usually with te) to dare (to), to not be afraid to
- Hij durfde de stap naar een autonoom natuurrecht nog niet te zetten, omdat zoiets zou kunnen impliceren dat God niet zou bestaan.
- He dared not take the step towards an autonomous natural law, because by so doing it could imply that God would not exist.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of durven (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | durven | |||
past singular | durfde | |||
past participle | gedurfd | |||
infinitive | durven | |||
gerund | durven n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | durf | durfde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | durft, durf2 | durfde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | durft | durfde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | durft | durfde | ||
3rd person singular | durft | durfde | ||
plural | durven | durfden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | durve | durfde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | durven | durfden | ||
imperative sing. | durf | |||
imperative plur.1 | durft | |||
participles | durvend | gedurfd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Conjugation of durven (preterite-present) | ||||
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infinitive | durven | |||
past singular | dorst | |||
past participle | gedurfd | |||
infinitive | durven | |||
gerund | durven n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | durf | dorst | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | durft, durf2 | dorst | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | durft | dorst | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | durft | dorst | ||
3rd person singular | durft | dorst | ||
plural | durven | dorsten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | durve | dorste | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | durven | dorsten | ||
imperative sing. | durf | |||
imperative plur.1 | durft | |||
participles | durvend | gedurfd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
- Note: The irregular past tense dorst(en) is archaic.[1]
- Note: The past tense dierf/dierven is common in speech, but proscribed[1]
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