kienen

Dutch

Etymology

From the interjection kien used in the game, with verbal suffix -en. The interjection kien derives from French quine.

Pronunciation

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Verb

kienen

  1. (intransitive) to play kienen, a variant of bingo

Conjugation

Conjugation of kienen (weak)
infinitive kienen
past singular kiende
past participle gekiend
infinitive kienen
gerund kienen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kien kiende
2nd person sing. (jij) kient, kien2 kiende
2nd person sing. (u) kient kiende
2nd person sing. (gij) kient kiende
3rd person singular kient kiende
plural kienen kienden
subjunctive sing.1 kiene kiende
subjunctive plur.1 kienen kienden
imperative sing. kien
imperative plur.1 kient
participles kienend gekiend
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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