lezen
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch lēsen (“to collect, gather, read”), from Old Dutch lesan (“to gather, read”), from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to gather”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]lezen
- (transitive) to read
- Ze houdt ervan om boeken te lezen in haar vrije tijd.
- She enjoys reading books in her free time.
- Hij heeft alle Harry Potter-boeken gelezen.
- He has read all the Harry Potter books.
- Kun je alsjeblieft deze zin voor me lezen?
- Can you please read this sentence for me?
- De studenten moeten de tekst zorgvuldig lezen voordat ze de vragen beantwoorden.
- The students have to read the text carefully before answering the questions.
- (transitive, archaic) to gather (esp. fruits)
- (...) wij mogten in de gemeente vruchten lezen (...)(1834, Afscheidsrede te s̕ Gravenhage, [1])
- (...) we were allowed to gather fruit in the community (...)
- (...) dan komt de beer (...) druiven lezen.(Hollandsch penning-magazijn voor de jeugd, 1844, [2])
- (...) then the bear comes (...) gathering grapes.
- de arenleessters
- the gleaners (Ear of wheat-gatherers)
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of lezen (strong class 5) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | lezen | |||
| past singular | las | |||
| past participle | gelezen | |||
| infinitive | lezen | |||
| gerund | lezen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | lees | las | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | leest, lees2 | las | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | leest | las | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | leest | laast | ||
| 3rd person singular | leest | las | ||
| plural | lezen | lazen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | leze | laze | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | lezen | lazen | ||
| imperative sing. | lees | |||
| imperative plur.1 | leest | |||
| participles | lezend | gelezen | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Categories:
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/eːzən
- Rhymes:Dutch/eːzən/2 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch verbs
- Dutch transitive verbs
- Dutch terms with usage examples
- Dutch terms with archaic senses
- Dutch class 5 strong verbs
- Dutch basic verbs