nauwen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch nauwen. Equivalent to nauw + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑu̯ə(n)/
Verb
nauwen
- (ergative, archaic) to narrow, to become/make narrower
Conjugation
| Conjugation of nauwen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | nauwen | |||
| past singular | nauwde | |||
| past participle | genauwd | |||
| infinitive | nauwen | |||
| gerund | nauwen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | nauw | nauwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | nauwt, nauw2 | nauwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | nauwt | nauwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | nauwt | nauwde | ||
| 3rd person singular | nauwt | nauwde | ||
| plural | nauwen | nauwden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | nauwe | nauwde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | nauwen | nauwden | ||
| imperative sing. | nauw | |||
| imperative plur.1 | nauwt | |||
| participles | nauwend | genauwd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||