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lijmen

lijmen

Dutch

Verb

lijmen

  1. To glue, join (as) with glue
  2. (figuratively) To convince, win over
    Hij lijmde de bengels met snoep
    He won the rascals over with candy
Inflection
Inflection of lijmen (weak)
infinitive lijmen
past singular lijmde
past participle gelijmd
infinitive lijmen
gerund lijmen n
verbal noun
present tense past tense
1st person singular lijm lijmde
2nd person sing. (jij) lijmt lijmde
2nd person sing. (u) lijmt lijmde
2nd person sing. (gij) lijmt lijmde
3rd person singular lijmt lijmde
plural lijmen lijmden
subjunctive sing.1 lijme lijmde
subjunctive plur.1 lijmen lijmden
imperative sing. lijm
imperative plur.1 lijmt
participles lijmend gelijmd
1) Archaic.
Synonyms

Noun

lijmen

  1. Plural form of lijm (sense glue)

Etymology 2

Unknown, perhaps the above in the sense 'to string notes'

Verb

lijmen

  1. (intransitive) To sing (also about humans); chatter like a bird
Inflection
Inflection of lijmen (weak)
infinitive lijmen
past singular lijmde
past participle gelijmd
infinitive lijmen
gerund lijmen n
verbal noun
present tense past tense
1st person singular lijm lijmde
2nd person sing. (jij) lijmt lijmde
2nd person sing. (u) lijmt lijmde
2nd person sing. (gij) lijmt lijmde
3rd person singular lijmt lijmde
plural lijmen lijmden
subjunctive sing.1 lijme lijmde
subjunctive plur.1 lijmen lijmden
imperative sing. lijm
imperative plur.1 lijmt
participles lijmend gelijmd
1) Archaic.

Noun

lijmen

  1. Plural form of lijm (sense chatter)