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houden

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch houden, from Old Dutch haldan, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑu̯də(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: hou‧den
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯dən

Verb

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houden

  1. (transitive) to keep, preserve
    Synonyms: bewaren, behouden
    Je moet je tanden goed schoon houden. ― You should keep your teeth properly clean.
    Ik kan mijn ogen niet meer open houden. ― I can't keep my eyes open anymore.
    Hou je handen thuis! ― Keep your hands off!
  2. (transitive, of animals) to keep, to care for
    Ik wil graag varkens houden, maar dat mag niet. ― I would like to keep pigs, but I'm not allowed.
  3. (transitive) to hold, to be engaged in
    een gesprek houden ― to hold a conversation
  4. (transitive) to hold, to have, to organise (an event)
    Ik hou morgen een feest, kom je ook? ― I'm having a party tomorrow, are you coming too?
    In Parijs werd in 2015 een belangrijke conferentie gehouden over het klimaat. ― In Paris, an important conference was held in 2015 about climate.
  6. (intransitive) to love; to like [with van ‘someone’]
    Ik hou van jou. ― I love you.
    Hij houdt van Belgisch bier en frieten. ― He loves Belgian beer and fries.
    Ik hou van jou, Ienje. ― I love you, Ienje.
    Waar hou je van? ― What do you love?
    Ik hou niet van moderne kunst. ― I don't like modern art.
  8. (transitive) to take for, to consider, to see as [with direct object ‘someone/something’ and voor (+ copulative object or adjective) ‘someone else/something else/a quality’]

Conjugation

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Conjugation of houden (strong class 7, slightly irregular)
infinitive houden
past singular hield
past participle gehouden
infinitive houden
gerund houden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular hou, houd hield
2nd person sing. (jij) houdt, hou2, houd2 hield
2nd person sing. (u) houdt hield
2nd person sing. (gij) houdt hieldt
3rd person singular houdt hield
plural houden hielden
subjunctive sing.1 houde hielde
subjunctive plur.1 houden hielden
imperative sing. hou, houd
imperative plur.1 houdt
participles houdend gehouden
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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general
verbs

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: hou
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: hau
  • Negerhollands: hou, how
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: how, ow
  • → Antillean Creole: béc aou (Martinique)

Middle Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From Old Dutch haldan, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Verb

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houden

  1. to hold
  2. to keep
Inflection
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Conjugation of houden (strong class 7)
infinitive base form houden
genitive houdens
dative houdene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular houde hielt houde hielde
2nd person singular houts, houdes hielts, hieldes houts, houdes hieldes
3rd person singular hout, houdet hielt houde hielde
1st person plural houden hielden houden hielden
2nd person plural hout, houdet hielt, hieldet hout, houdet hieldet
3rd person plural houden hielden houden hielden
imperative
singular hout, houde
plural hout, houdet
present past
participle houdende gehouden
Alternative forms
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Descendants
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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houden

  1. Alternative spelling of ouden; inflection of out:
    1. masculine accusative/dative singular
    2. neuter dative singular
    3. dative plural

Further reading

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