grijpen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gripen, from Old Dutch grīpan, from Proto-West Germanic *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (to grasp, grab).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrɛi̯pə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: grij‧pen
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯pən

Verb

grijpen

  1. (transitive) to grab

Conjugation

Conjugation of grijpen (strong class 1)
infinitive grijpen
past singular greep
past participle gegrepen
infinitive grijpen
gerund grijpen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular grijp greep
2nd person sing. (jij) grijpt, grijp2 greep
2nd person sing. (u) grijpt greep
2nd person sing. (gij) grijpt greept
3rd person singular grijpt greep
plural grijpen grepen
subjunctive sing.1 grijpe grepe
subjunctive plur.1 grijpen grepen
imperative sing. grijp
imperative plur.1 grijpt
participles grijpend gegrepen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms