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Definition 2024
Houden
houden
houden
See also: Houden
Dutch
Verb
houden
- (transitive) to keep (in a particular state)
- Je moet je tanden goed schoon houden.
- You should keep your teeth properly clean.
- Ik kan mijn ogen niet meer open houden.
- I can't keep my eyes open anymore.
- Hou je handen thuis!
- Keep your hands off!
- Je moet je tanden goed schoon houden.
- (transitive, of animals) to keep, to care for
- Ik wil graag varkens houden, maar dat mag niet.
- I would like to keep pigs, but I'm not allowed.
- Ik wil graag varkens houden, maar dat mag niet.
- (clarification of this Dutch definition is being sought) (transitive) to hold
- een gesprek houden
- to hold a conversation
- een gesprek houden
- (transitive) to hold, to have, to organise (an event)
- Ik hou morgen een feest, kom je ook?
- I'm having a party tomorrow, are you coming too?
- In Parijs werd in 2015 een belangrijke conferentie gehouden over het klimaat.
- In Paris, an important conference was held in 2015 about climate.
- Ik hou morgen een feest, kom je ook?
Inflection
Inflection of houden (strong class 7, slightly irregular) | ||||
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infinitive | houden | |||
past singular | hield | |||
past participle | gehouden | |||
infinitive | houden | |||
gerund | houden n | |||
verbal noun | — | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | hou, houd | hield | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | houdt | hield | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | houdt | hield | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | houdt | hieldt | ||
3rd person singular | houdt | hield | ||
plural | houden | hielden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | houde | hielde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | houden | hielden | ||
imperative sing. | hou, houd | |||
imperative plur.1 | houdt | |||
participles | houdend | gehouden | ||
1) Archaic. |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Middle Dutch
Alternative forms
- halden
- holden
Etymology
From Old Dutch *holdan, *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhoudən/
Verb
houden
Conjugation
Conjugation of houden (strong class 7)
infinitive | houden | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | houde | helt |
2nd person singular | houdes | helts |
3rd person singular | houdet | helt |
1st person plural | houden | helden |
2nd person plural | houdet | heldet |
3rd person plural | houden | helden |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | houde | helde |
2nd person singular | houdes | heldes |
3rd person singular | houde | helde |
1st person plural | houden | helden |
2nd person plural | houdet | heldet |
3rd person plural | houden | helden |
imperative | present | |
singular | houde | |
plural | houdet | |
participle | present | past |
houdende | ghehouden |
Descendants
- Dutch: houden