trouwen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtrɑu̯ə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: trou‧wen
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch trouwen, from Old Dutch *triuwon, from Proto-Germanic *trewwāną. Equivalent to trouw (“loyality”) + -en or trouw (“faithful, loyal”) + -en.
Verb
trouwen
- (ergative) to marry
- Ze zijn gisteren getrouwd.
- They married yesterday.
- Wil je met me trouwen?
- Will you marry me?
- (transitive, obsolete) to trust
Conjugation
| Conjugation of trouwen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | trouwen | |||
| past singular | trouwde | |||
| past participle | getrouwd | |||
| infinitive | trouwen | |||
| gerund | trouwen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | trouw | trouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | trouwt, trouw2 | trouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | trouwt | trouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | trouwt | trouwde | ||
| 3rd person singular | trouwt | trouwde | ||
| plural | trouwen | trouwden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | trouwe | trouwde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | trouwen | trouwden | ||
| imperative sing. | trouw | |||
| imperative plur.1 | trouwt | |||
| participles | trouwend | getrouwd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- betrouwen
- hertrouwen
- trouwen met de handschoen
- trouwerij
- trouwring
- vertrouwen
- zo zijn we niet getrouwd
Descendants
- Afrikaans: trou
- Berbice Creole Dutch: trou
- Jersey Dutch: trāue
- Negerhollands: trouw, trou, trow
- Petjo: trouwerasie
- Skepi Creole Dutch: trou
- → Sranan Tongo: trow
- → Aukan: toow
- → Kari'na: trowma
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
trouwen
- plural of trouw
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *triuwon. Equivalent to trouwe + -en.
Verb
trouwen
Inflection
| infinitive | base form | trouwen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive | trouwens | ||||||
| dative | trouwene | ||||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||||
| present | past | present | past | ||||
| 1st person singular | trouwe | — | trouwe | — | |||
| 2nd person singular | trous, trouwes | — | trous, trouwes | — | |||
| 3rd person singular | trout, trouwet | — | trouwe | — | |||
| 1st person plural | trouwen | — | trouwen | — | |||
| 2nd person plural | trout, trouwet | — | trout, trouwet | — | |||
| 3rd person plural | trouwen | — | trouwen | — | |||
| imperative | |||||||
| singular | trou, trouwe | ||||||
| plural | trout, trouwet | ||||||
| present | past | ||||||
| participle | trouwende | — | |||||
Alternative forms
Descendants
- Dutch: trouwen
- Limburgish: troewe, trójje
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *trūon, from Proto-Germanic *trūōną.
Verb
trouwen
- (rare) to trust
Inflection
| infinitive | base form | trouwen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive | trouwens | ||||||
| dative | trouwene | ||||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||||
| present | past | present | past | ||||
| 1st person singular | trouwe | — | trouwe | — | |||
| 2nd person singular | trous, trouwes | — | trous, trouwes | — | |||
| 3rd person singular | trout, trouwet | — | trouwe | — | |||
| 1st person plural | trouwen | — | trouwen | — | |||
| 2nd person plural | trout, trouwet | — | trout, trouwet | — | |||
| 3rd person plural | trouwen | — | trouwen | — | |||
| imperative | |||||||
| singular | trou, trouwe | ||||||
| plural | trout, trouwet | ||||||
| present | past | ||||||
| participle | trouwende | — | |||||
Further reading
- “trouwen (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “trouwen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “trouwen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II