gelieven
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch gelieven, from Old Dutch gelievon. Equivalent to ge- + lieven.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]gelieven
- (transitive) to please, to delight
- (impersonal) to enjoy, love
Usage notes
[edit]Gelieven is one of a few Dutch impersonal verbs where the object is the one having an opinion about something, and the subject is the thing it concerns. For example, het gelieft mij means 'I love it'. See also dunken.
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of gelieven (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | gelieven | |||
| past singular | geliefde | |||
| past participle | geliefd | |||
| infinitive | gelieven | |||
| gerund | gelieven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | gelief | geliefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | gelieft, gelief2 | geliefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | gelieft | geliefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | gelieft | geliefde | ||
| 3rd person singular | gelieft | geliefde | ||
| plural | gelieven | geliefden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | gelieve | geliefde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | gelieven | geliefden | ||
| imperative sing. | gelief | |||
| imperative plur.1 | gelieft | |||
| participles | gelievend | geliefd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
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