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leren

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈleːrə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: le‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːrən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch leren, from Old Dutch lēren, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną.

Verb

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leren

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to learn, to study
  2. (transitive) to teach
Conjugation
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Conjugation of leren (weak)
infinitive leren
past singular leerde
past participle geleerd
infinitive leren
gerund leren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular leer leerde
2nd person sing. (jij) leert, leer2 leerde
2nd person sing. (u) leert leerde
2nd person sing. (gij) leert leerde
3rd person singular leert leerde
plural leren leerden
subjunctive sing.1 lere leerde
subjunctive plur.1 leren leerden
imperative sing. leer
imperative plur.1 leert
participles lerend geleerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Synonyms
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Antonyms
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  • (antonym(s) of to learn): afleren (to unlearn), vergeten (to forget)
  • (antonym(s) of to teach): afleren (to correct (a bad habit))
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: leer
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: lere
  • Negerhollands: leer, le, lie
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: lear, lair
  • Saramaccan: léi, leren
  • Sranan Tongo: leri

Noun

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leren

  1. plural of leer

Etymology 2

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Contraction of lederen, from Middle Dutch lederijn, lederen (but also already leren). Equivalent to leer +‎ -en.

Alternative forms

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Adjective

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leren (not comparable)

  1. made of leather
Declension
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Declension of leren
uninflected leren
inflected leren
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite m./f. sing. leren
n. sing. leren
plural leren
definite leren
partitive

Galician

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Verb

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leren

  1. inflection of ler:
    1. third-person plural future subjunctive
    2. third-person plural personal infinitive

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch lēren

Verb

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lêren

  1. to learn
  2. to teach
  3. to tell

Inflection

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Weak
Infinitive lêren
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive lêren
In genitive lêrens
In dative lêrene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular lêre
2nd singular lêers, lêres
3rd singular lêert, lêret
1st plural lêren
2nd plural lêert, lêret
3rd plural lêren
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular lêre
2nd singular lêers, lêres
3rd singular lêre
1st plural lêren
2nd plural lêert, lêret
3rd plural lêren
Imperative Present
Singular lêer, lêre
Plural lêert, lêret
Present Past
Participle lêrende

Descendants

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Further reading

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English lǣran (to teach); see learn (teach) (etymology 2) for more.

Verb

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leren

  1. to teach or instruct
  2. to guide or lead

Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną.

Verb

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lēren

  1. to learn
  2. to teach

Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • lēren”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną, from *laizō (lore).

Akin to Old Saxon lērian, Old Dutch lēren, Old English lǣran, Old Norse læra, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (laisjan).

Verb

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lēren

  1. to teach

Descendants

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See also

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