gewoond
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch gewend, influenced by gewoon (“usual”), probably after or reinforced by German gewohnt, gewöhnt.
Adjective
gewoond (used only predicatively, not comparable)
- used, accustomed (to something)
- Ons het die hond nou eers drie weke, maar ek het al baie aan hom gewoond geraak.
- We've only had the dog for three weeks now, but I've already grown very accustomed to him.
Usage notes
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˈʋoːnt/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -oːnt
Participle
gewoond
- past participle of wonen
Declension
| Declension of gewoond | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | gewoond | |||
| inflected | gewoonde | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | gewoond | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | gewoonde | ||
| n. sing. | gewoond | |||
| plural | gewoonde | |||
| definite | gewoonde | |||
| partitive | gewoonds | |||