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Definition 2024
geven
geven
Dutch
Verb
geven
- (transitive) to give
- Ik gaf hem een nieuw boek.
- I gave him a new book.
- Ik gaf hem een nieuw boek.
Inflection
| Inflection of geven (strong class 5) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | geven | |||
| past singular | gaf | |||
| past participle | gegeven | |||
| infinitive | geven | |||
| gerund | geven n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | geef | gaf | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | geeft | gaf | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | geeft | gaf | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | geeft | gaaft | ||
| 3rd person singular | geeft | gaf | ||
| plural | geven | gaven | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | geve | gave | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | geven | gaven | ||
| imperative sing. | geef | |||
| imperative plur.1 | geeft | |||
| participles | gevend | gegeven | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- aangeven
- afgeven
- begeven
- doorgeven
- ingeven
- lesgeven
- omgeven
- opgeven
- overgeven
- prijsgeven
- toegeven
- vergeven
- vrijgeven
- weergeven
Descendants
- Afrikaans: gee
Anagrams
Middle Low German
Pronunciation
- Stem vowel: ē²
- (originally) IPA(key): /ɣɪɛvən/
Etymology
From Old Saxon gevan (“to give”) from Proto-Germanic *gebaną.
Verb
gēven
- to give
Conjugation
Conjugation of geven as a class 5 strong verb
| Plain Infinitive | gēven
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Infinitive (Gerund) | tô gēvene or tô gēvende | |||
| Verbal Noun | gēven or gēvent | |||
| Participles | Imperatives | |||
| Present | gēvende | 2nd Person Singular | gif | |
| Past | gegēven | 2nd Person Plural | gēvet | |
| Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Preterite | Present | Preterite | |
| 1st Person Singular | gēve | gaf | gēve | gêve |
| 2nd Person Singular | gēvest or gifst | gâvest or gêvest | gēvest | gêvest |
| 3rd Person Singular | gēvet or gift | gaf | gēvet | gêve |
| Plural | gēven (gēvetnote) | gâven or gêven | gēven | gêven |