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Heten
heten
heten
Dutch
Verb
heten
- (copulative) To be named; to have as name, to be called.
- Deze kat heet Felix.
- This cat is called Felix.
- Deze kat heet Felix.
Usage notes
In a lot of dialects and colloquially the verb noemen (“call, give a name”) is used instead of heten. This is generally considered incorrect[1] and is not usually tolerated in written Dutch.
Inflection
| Inflection of heten (weak with strong past participle) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | heten | |||
| past singular | heette | |||
| past participle | geheten | |||
| infinitive | heten | |||
| gerund | heten n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | heet | heette | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | heet | heette | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | heet | heette | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | heet | heette | ||
| 3rd person singular | heet | heette | ||
| plural | heten | heetten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | hete | heette | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | heten | heetten | ||
| imperative sing. | heet | |||
| imperative plur.1 | heet | |||
| participles | hetend | geheten | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Etymology 2
From heet.
Verb
heten
- (transitive) To heat, make warmer
- (intransitive) To heat up, become warmer
- (figuratively, transitive) To stir, arouse emotions etc.
Inflection
- See above.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- heetketel
References
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhɛtɛn]
- Hyphenation: he‧ten
Adverb
heten (not comparable)
- the seven of us/you/them