geleden
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣə.ˈleː.də(n)/
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Etymology 1
From the past participle of lijden, preserving an older sense of 'to go' that is now obsolete.
Adverb
geleden
- ago
- Dat is lang geleden.
- That's a long time ago.
Alternative forms
- gelee, geleê, gelêe
Derived terms
Descendants
- Jersey Dutch: xjelêde
Participle
geleden
- past participle of lijden
Declension
| Declension of geleden | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | geleden | |||
| inflected | geleden | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | geleden | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | geleden | ||
| n. sing. | geleden | |||
| plural | geleden | |||
| definite | geleden | |||
| partitive | geledens | |||
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
geleden
- plural of gelid