liefhebben
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch liefhebben, equivalent to lief + hebben. Cognate with Low German leefhebben, German liebhaben.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]liefhebben
- to love (to have a strong affection for)
- Synonym: houden van
- a. 1525, anonymous author, “Lied van de twee koningskinderen”, in Haerlems Oudt Liedt-boeck, 27th edition, published 1716:
- Het waren twee koninghs kindren,
Sy hadden malkander soo lief;- There were two royal children
Who loved each other so dearly
- There were two royal children
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of liefhebben (weak, irregular, separable) | ||||
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infinitive | liefhebben | |||
past singular | had lief | |||
past participle | liefgehad | |||
infinitive | liefhebben | |||
gerund | liefhebben n | |||
main clause | subordinate clause | |||
present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
1st person singular | heb lief | had lief | liefheb | liefhad |
2nd person sing. (jij) | hebt lief, heb lief2 | had lief | liefhebt | liefhad |
2nd person sing. (u) | hebt lief, heeft lief | had lief | liefhebt, liefheeft | liefhad |
2nd person sing. (gij) | hebt lief | hadt lief | liefhebt | liefhadt |
3rd person singular | heeft lief | had lief | liefheeft | liefhad |
plural | hebben lief | hadden lief | liefhebben | liefhadden |
subjunctive sing.1 | hebbe lief | hadde lief | liefhebbe | liefhadde |
subjunctive plur.1 | hebben lief | hadden lief | liefhebben | liefhadden |
imperative sing. | heb lief | |||
imperative plur.1 | hebt lief | |||
participles | liefhebbend | liefgehad | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |