tranen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtraː.nə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aːnən
- Hyphenation: tra‧nen
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch trânen. Equivalent to traan + -en.
Verb
tranen
- (intransitive) to tear, to shed tears
- Haar ogen traanden, omdat er een vliegje in gevlogen was.
- Her eyes teared because a fly had flown into them.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of tranen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tranen | |||
| past singular | traande | |||
| past participle | getraand | |||
| infinitive | tranen | |||
| gerund | tranen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | traan | traande | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | traant, traan2 | traande | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | traant | traande | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | traant | traande | ||
| 3rd person singular | traant | traande | ||
| plural | tranen | traanden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | trane | traande | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | tranen | traanden | ||
| imperative sing. | traan | |||
| imperative plur.1 | traant | |||
| participles | tranend | getraand | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Descendants
- Negerhollands: traan
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
tranen
- plural of traan
Middle Dutch
Etymology
Verb
trânen
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: tranen
- Limburgish: traone
Further reading
- “tranen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “tranen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
tranen m or f
- definite masculine plural of trane