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Definition 2024
ruiken
ruiken
Dutch
Verb
ruiken
- To smell (i.e. to perceive a smell)
- Het is net alsof ik ruik / Dat de bloemen alweer bloeien / En de zon weer altijd brandt — It is just as if I smelled / That the flowers were again blooming / And the sun were again always burning. (KvK - Zomer in mijn kop)
- To smell (i.e. to emit a smell)
Inflection
Inflection of ruiken (strong class 2) | ||||
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infinitive | ruiken | |||
past singular | rook | |||
past participle | geroken | |||
infinitive | ruiken | |||
gerund | ruiken n | |||
verbal noun | — | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | ruik | rook | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | ruikt | rook | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | ruikt | rook | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | ruikt | rookt | ||
3rd person singular | ruikt | rook | ||
plural | ruiken | roken | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | ruike | roke | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | ruiken | roken | ||
imperative sing. | ruik | |||
imperative plur.1 | ruikt | |||
participles | ruikend | geroken | ||
1) Archaic. |