herken

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch herkennen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

herken (present herken, present participle herkennende, past participle herken)

  1. to recognise

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

herken

  1. inflection of herkennen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English *hercian, from Proto-Germanic *hauzakōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛrkən/

Verb

herken

  1. to listen attentively, take heed

Conjugation

Conjugation of herken (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) herken, herke
present tense past tense
1st-person singular herke herked
2nd-person singular herkest herkedest
3rd-person singular herketh herked
subjunctive singular herke
imperative singular
plural1 herken, herke herkeden, herkede
imperative plural herketh, herke
participles herkynge, herkende herked, yherked

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

Descendants

  • English: hark, heark (obsolete)
  • Scots: herk, hark
  • Yola: hark

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