duren

Asturian

Verb

duren

  1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of durar

Catalan

Verb

duren

  1. third-person plural present indicative of durar

Dutch

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdyrə(n)/, [ˈdyːrə(n)]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: du‧ren
  • Rhymes: -yrən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch duren, from Old French durer.

Verb

duren

  1. (intransitive) to take (a certain time)
Conjugation
Conjugation of duren (weak)
infinitive duren
past singular duurde
past participle geduurd
infinitive duren
gerund duren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular duur duurde
2nd person sing. (jij) duurt, duur2 duurde
2nd person sing. (u) duurt duurde
2nd person sing. (gij) duurt duurde
3rd person singular duurt duurde
plural duren duurden
subjunctive sing.1 dure duurde
subjunctive plur.1 duren duurden
imperative sing. duur
imperative plur.1 duurt
participles durend geduurd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: duur

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

duren

  1. plural of duur

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

duren

  1. inflection of durar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.rɛn/
  • Rhymes: -rɛn, -ɛn, -n
  • Hyphenation: du‧rèn

Noun

durèn (plural duren-duren)

  1. alternative spelling of durian

Derived terms

Noun

durèn (plural duren-duren)

  1. (slang) contraction of duda keren (stylist widower)

Further reading

Javanese

Noun

duren

  1. alternative spelling of durèn

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French durer.

Verb

duren

  1. to continue, to persist
  2. to keep (in good condition)
  3. to be durable
  4. to continue, to stretch out
  5. to stay, to reside
  6. to endure, to hold out
  7. to wait

Inflection

Conjugation of duren (weak)
infinitive base form duren
genitive durens
dative durene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular dure dure
2nd person singular duurs, dures duurs, dures
3rd person singular duurt, duret dure
1st person plural duren duren
2nd person plural duurt, duret duurt, duret
3rd person plural duren duren
imperative
singular duur, dure
plural duurt, duret
present past
participle durende

Descendants

Further reading

  • duren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “duren (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French durer, from Latin dūrāre. Doublet of enduren.

Verb

duren

  1. to last, continue, endure

Conjugation

Conjugation of duren (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) duren, dure
present tense past tense
1st-person singular dure dured
2nd-person singular durest duredest
3rd-person singular dureth dured
subjunctive singular dure
imperative singular
plural1 duren, dure dureden, durede
imperative plural dureth, dure
participles durynge, durende dured, ydured

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

References

Spanish

Verb

duren

  1. inflection of durar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative