lijken
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛi̯kə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: lij‧ken
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯kən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch geliken, liken, from Old Dutch *gilīkon, from Proto-Germanic *galīkōną.
Verb
lijken
- (copulative) to seem, appear
- Dat lijkt me leuk!
- That seems fun (to me)!
- (intransitive) to look like, resemble (depict well what it is intended to)
- Deze tekening lijkt sprekend!
- This drawing looks just like the real thing.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of lijken (strong class 1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | lijken | |||
| past singular | leek | |||
| past participle | geleken | |||
| infinitive | lijken | |||
| gerund | lijken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | lijk | leek | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | lijkt, lijk2 | leek | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | lijkt | leek | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | lijkt | leekt | ||
| 3rd person singular | lijkt | leek | ||
| plural | lijken | leken | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | lijke | leke | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | lijken | leken | ||
| imperative sing. | lijk | |||
| imperative plur.1 | lijkt | |||
| participles | lijkend | geleken | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: lyk
- Jersey Dutch: lāike
See also
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch liken, from Old Dutch līcon, from Proto-West Germanic *līkēn, from Proto-Germanic *līkāną.
Verb
lijken
- (archaic) to please
Conjugation
| Conjugation of lijken (strong class 1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | lijken | |||
| past singular | leek | |||
| past participle | geleken | |||
| infinitive | lijken | |||
| gerund | lijken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | lijk | leek | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | lijkt, lijk2 | leek | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | lijkt | leek | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | lijkt | leekt | ||
| 3rd person singular | lijkt | leek | ||
| plural | lijken | leken | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | lijke | leke | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | lijken | leken | ||
| imperative sing. | lijk | |||
| imperative plur.1 | lijkt | |||
| participles | lijkend | geleken | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
lijken
- plural of lijk