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rouwen
rouwen
Dutch
Verb
rouwen
Inflection
| Inflection of rouwen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | rouwen | |||
| past singular | rouwde | |||
| past participle | gerouwd | |||
| infinitive | rouwen | |||
| gerund | rouwen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | rouw | rouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | rouwt | rouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | rouwt | rouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | rouwt | rouwde | ||
| 3rd person singular | rouwt | rouwde | ||
| plural | rouwen | rouwden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | rouwe | rouwde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | rouwen | rouwden | ||
| imperative sing. | rouw | |||
| imperative plur.1 | rouwt | |||
| participles | rouwend | gerouwd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Middle Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Dutch *riuwan, from Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną.
Verb
rouwen
- (impersonal) to regret [+dative = person regretting] [+accusative = thing regretted]
Inflection
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Descendants
- Dutch: rouwen