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Horen

Horen

See also: horen, hören, and Hören

German Low German

Noun

Horen f

  1. plural of Hoor

horen

horen

See also: Horen, hören, and Hören

Danish

Noun

horen c

  1. singular definite of hore

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoːrə(n)/
  • Rhymes: -oːrən

Etymology

From Middle Dutch horen, from Old Dutch *hōren, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.

Verb

horen

  1. (transitive) to hear
    Ik hoor niets.‎
    I hear nothing.
  2. (intransitive) to belong
    Zij horen bij ons.‎
    They belong with us.
  3. (auxiliary, with te) to be supposed to, to be meant to
    Dat hoort hier te liggen.‎
    That is supposed to be lying here.
    Je hoort dat zo te doen.‎
    You are supposed to do it that way.
  4. (intransitive) to be appropriate, polite or agreeing with social norms
    Dat hoort niet!‎
    That is inappropriate!

Inflection

Inflection of horen (weak)
infinitive horen
past singular hoorde
past participle gehoord
infinitive horen
gerund horen n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular hoor hoorde
2nd person sing. (jij) hoort hoorde
2nd person sing. (u) hoort hoorde
2nd person sing. (gij) hoort hoorde
3rd person singular hoort hoorde
plural horen hoorden
subjunctive sing.1 hore hoorde
subjunctive plur.1 horen hoorden
imperative sing. hoor
imperative plur.1 hoort
participles horend gehoord
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, whence also Old English hyran, Old Norse heyra

Verb

hōren

  1. to hear

Descendants

Welsh

Adjective

horen

  1. h-prothesized form of oren

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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