keren
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch keren, from Old Dutch kēren, from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną, *kaurijaną.
Verb
keren
Conjugation
| Conjugation of keren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | keren | |||
| past singular | keerde | |||
| past participle | gekeerd | |||
| infinitive | keren | |||
| gerund | keren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | keer | keerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | keert, keer2 | keerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | keert | keerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | keert | keerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | keert | keerde | ||
| plural | keren | keerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | kere | keerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | keren | keerden | ||
| imperative sing. | keer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | keert | |||
| participles | kerend | gekeerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
verbs
Related terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
keren
- plural of keer
Anagrams
Ladino
Verb
keren
- third-person plural present indicative of kerer
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch kēren, from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną, *kaurijaną.
Verb
kêren
- (ambitransitive) To turn, to turn over, to turn around
- (transitive) To turn, to change
- (transitive) To translate
- (transitive) To spend (of money)
- (transitive) To return, to reimburse
- (intransitive) To go
- (intransitive) To return, to come back
Inflection
| infinitive | base form | kêren | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive | kêrens | ||||||
| dative | kêrene | ||||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||||
| present | past | present | past | ||||
| 1st person singular | kêre | — | kêre | — | |||
| 2nd person singular | kêers, kêres | — | kêers, kêres | — | |||
| 3rd person singular | kêert, kêret | — | kêre | — | |||
| 1st person plural | kêren | — | kêren | — | |||
| 2nd person plural | kêert, kêret | — | kêert, kêret | — | |||
| 3rd person plural | kêren | — | kêren | — | |||
| imperative | |||||||
| singular | kêer, kêre | ||||||
| plural | kêert, kêret | ||||||
| present | past | ||||||
| participle | kêrende | — | |||||
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *kerien, from Proto-Germanic *karjaną.
Verb
kēren
- To sweep (up).
Inflection
| infinitive | base form | kēren | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive | kērens | ||||||
| dative | kērene | ||||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||||
| present | past | present | past | ||||
| 1st person singular | kēre | — | kēre | — | |||
| 2nd person singular | kēers, kēres | — | kēers, kēres | — | |||
| 3rd person singular | kēert, kēret | — | kēre | — | |||
| 1st person plural | kēren | — | kēren | — | |||
| 2nd person plural | kēert, kēret | — | kēert, kēret | — | |||
| 3rd person plural | kēren | — | kēren | — | |||
| imperative | |||||||
| singular | kēer, kēre | ||||||
| plural | kēert, kēret | ||||||
| present | past | ||||||
| participle | kērende | — | |||||
Alternative forms
- kērien
- kerren
Descendants
- Dutch: keren
- Limburgish: kaere
Further reading
- “keren (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “keren (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “keren (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “keren (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II