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dunken
dunken
See also: dünken
Dutch
Verb
dunken
- (impersonal) to think, to consider
- (copulative) to seem
Usage notes
Dunken is one of a few Dutch verbs where the object is the one having an opinion about something, and the subject is the thing it concerns. For example, het dunkt mij goed means 'I think/consider it good'. For this reason it is generally used impersonally.
Inflection
The past tense forms are archaic and rarely used.
| Inflection of dunken (weak with past in -cht) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dunken | |||
| past singular | docht | |||
| past participle | gedocht | |||
| infinitive | dunken | |||
| gerund | dunken n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | dunk | docht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | dunkt | docht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | dunkt | docht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | dunkt | docht | ||
| 3rd person singular | dunkt | docht | ||
| plural | dunken | dochten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | dunke | dochte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dunken | dochten | ||
| imperative sing. | dunk | |||
| imperative plur.1 | dunkt | |||
| participles | dunkend | gedocht | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- dunk
- goeddunken
Etymology 2
Verb
dunken
- (transitive, basketball) to dunk
Inflection
| Inflection of dunken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dunken | |||
| past singular | dunkte | |||
| past participle | gedunkt | |||
| infinitive | dunken | |||
| gerund | dunken n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | dunk | dunkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | dunkt | dunkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | dunkt | dunkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | dunkt | dunkte | ||
| 3rd person singular | dunkt | dunkte | ||
| plural | dunken | dunkten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | dunke | dunkte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dunken | dunkten | ||
| imperative sing. | dunk | |||
| imperative plur.1 | dunkt | |||
| participles | dunkend | gedunkt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||