geloven

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gelôven, from Old Dutch gilōven, from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną (“to believe, to hold valuable or pleasing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈloːvə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːvən

Verb

geloven

  1. (intransitive) to believe, to hold a belief [with in or aan ‘in’]
  2. (transitive) to believe, to be convinced by
    Geloofde hij ons?
    Did he believe us?

Conjugation

Conjugation of geloven (weak, prefixed)
infinitive geloven
past singular geloofde
past participle geloofd
infinitive geloven
gerund geloven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular geloof geloofde
2nd person sing. (jij) gelooft, geloof2 geloofde
2nd person sing. (u) gelooft geloofde
2nd person sing. (gij) gelooft geloofde
3rd person singular gelooft geloofde
plural geloven geloofden
subjunctive sing.1 gelove geloofde
subjunctive plur.1 geloven geloofden
imperative sing. geloof
imperative plur.1 gelooft
participles gelovend geloofd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: glo
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: glofu
  • Javindo: gelofen
  • Jersey Dutch: xjelôve
  • Negerhollands: geloof, gloof

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Dutch gilōven, from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną.

Verb

gelôven

  1. to promise
  2. to trust
  3. to believe

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Dutch: geloven
  • Limburgish: geluive, glövje, glouve

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