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steken
steken
Dutch
Verb
steken
- (transitive) to prick, sting
- (transitive) to stab, thrust (with a sharp instrument such as a dagger)
- (transitive) to insert, put in
- Ik hoorde hoe een sleutel in het slot werd gestoken.
- I heard a key being inserted into the keyhole.
- Ik hoorde hoe een sleutel in het slot werd gestoken.
Inflection
| Inflection of steken (strong class 4) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | steken | |||
| past singular | stak | |||
| past participle | gestoken | |||
| infinitive | steken | |||
| gerund | steken n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | steek | stak | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | steekt | stak | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | steekt | stak | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | steekt | staakt | ||
| 3rd person singular | steekt | stak | ||
| plural | steken | staken | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | steke | stake | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | steken | staken | ||
| imperative sing. | steek | |||
| imperative plur.1 | steekt | |||
| participles | stekend | gestoken | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
- (prick): prikken
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Non-lemma forms.
Noun
steken
- Plural form of steek
Anagrams
Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon stekan, from Proto-Germanic *stikaną.
Verb
steken (past steek or stook, past participle steken or staken, auxiliary verb hebben)
- (transitive) to stick (someone or something); to poke
- (transitive or intransitive) to sting; to bite; to prick
- (transitive) to stab
- (transitive) to cut; to chop
- (transitive, of the sun) to burn
- (transitive, card games) to take; to trump; to capture
Conjugation
Conjugation of steken (regular past forms)
| infinitive | steken | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | steek | steek |
| 2nd person singular | sticks(t) | steeks(t) |
| 3rd person singular | stick(t) | steek |
| plural | steekt, steeken | steken |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | steek | |
| plural | steekt | |
| participle | present | past |
| steken | (e)steken, gesteken | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Conjugation of steken (irregular past forms)
| infinitive | steken | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | steek | stook |
| 2nd person singular | sticks(t) | stooks(t) |
| 3rd person singular | stick(t) | stook |
| plural | steekt, steeken | stoken |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | steek | |
| plural | steekt | |
| participle | present | past |
| steken | (e)staken, gestaken | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Derived terms
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *stekan, from Proto-Germanic *stikaną, originally a class 1 strong verb.
Verb
steken
- to prick, sting
- to stab, thrust (with a sharp instrument such as a dagger)
- to stick, to push (into something)
- to drive off, to chase away
- to light (fire)
- to place, to position, to bring
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: steken