lezen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lēsen (“to collect, gather, read”), from Old Dutch lesan (“to gather, read”), from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to gather”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleːzə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: le‧zen
- Rhymes: -eːzən
Verb
lezen
- (transitive) to read
- Ze houdt ervan om boeken te lezen in haar vrije tijd.
- She enjoys reading books in her free time.
- Hij heeft alle Harry Potter-boeken gelezen.
- He has read all the Harry Potter books.
- Kun je alsjeblieft deze zin voor me lezen?
- Can you please read this sentence for me?
- De studenten moeten de tekst zorgvuldig lezen voordat ze de vragen beantwoorden.
- The students have to read the text carefully before answering the questions.
- (transitive, archaic) to gather (esp. fruits)
- (...) wij mogten in de gemeente vruchten lezen (...)(1834, Afscheidsrede te s̕ Gravenhage, )
- (...) we were allowed to gather fruit in the community (...)
- (...) dan komt de beer (...) druiven lezen.(Hollandsch penning-magazijn voor de jeugd, 1844, )
- (...) then the bear comes (...) gathering grapes.
- de arenleessters
- the gleaners (Ear of wheat-gatherers)
Inflection
Inflection of lezen (strong class 5) | ||||
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infinitive | lezen | |||
past singular | las | |||
past participle | gelezen | |||
infinitive | lezen | |||
gerund | lezen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | lees | las | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | leest | las | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | leest | las | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | leest | laast | ||
3rd person singular | leest | las | ||
plural | lezen | lazen | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | leze | laze | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | lezen | lazen | ||
imperative sing. | lees | |||
imperative plur.1 | leest | |||
participles | lezend | gelezen | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms
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