inleven

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of in +‎ leven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪnˌleːvə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: in‧le‧ven

Verb

inleven

  1. (reflexive, ditransitive) to put oneself into somebody else's place, to put oneself in someone's shoes, to feel oneself as being somebody else, identify oneself with one's role, empathise with
    Een acteur moet zich inleven in zijn personage.
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  2. (reflexive, ditransitive) to project oneself into a situation, the past

Conjugation

Conjugation of inleven (weak, separable)
infinitive inleven
past singular leefde in
past participle ingeleefd
infinitive inleven
gerund inleven n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular leef in leefde in inleef inleefde
2nd person sing. (jij) leeft in, leef in2 leefde in inleeft inleefde
2nd person sing. (u) leeft in leefde in inleeft inleefde
2nd person sing. (gij) leeft in leefde in inleeft inleefde
3rd person singular leeft in leefde in inleeft inleefde
plural leven in leefden in inleven inleefden
subjunctive sing.1 leve in leefde in inleve inleefde
subjunctive plur.1 leven in leefden in inleven inleefden
imperative sing. leef in
imperative plur.1 leeft in
participles inlevend ingeleefd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

  • invoelen
  • meeleven

Derived terms

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