verleden
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch verleden, the past participle of verliden (“to pass by”) (modern verlijden).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]verleden (not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of verleden | ||||
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uninflected | verleden | |||
inflected | verleden | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | verleden | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | verleden | ||
n. sing. | verleden | |||
plural | verleden | |||
definite | verleden | |||
partitive | verledens |
Synonyms
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[edit]Noun
[edit]verleden n (uncountable)
- (with definite article) the past
- We kunnen niet leven in het verleden, we moeten vooruit kijken.
- We can't live in the past, we need to look forward.