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)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: le‧zen
  • Rhymes: -eːzən

Verb

lezen

  1. (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.
  2. (transitive, archaic) to gather (esp. fruits)
    (...) wij mogten in de gemeente vruchten lezen (...)
    (...) we were allowed to gather fruit in the community (...)
    (1834, Afscheidsrede te s̕ Gravenhage, )
    (...) dan komt de beer (...) druiven lezen.
    (...) then the bear comes (...) gathering grapes.
    (Hollandsch penning-magazijn voor de jeugd, 1844, )
    de arenleessters
    the gleaners (Ear of wheat-gatherers)

Inflection

Inflection of lezen (strong class 5)
infinitive lezen
past singular las
past participle gelezen
infinitive lezen
gerund lezen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular leeslas
2nd person sing. (jij) leestlas
2nd person sing. (u) leestlas
2nd person sing. (gij) leestlaast
3rd person singular leestlas
plural lezenlazen
subjunctive sing.1 lezelaze
subjunctive plur.1 lezenlazen
imperative sing. lees
imperative plur.1 leest
participles lezendgelezen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: lees
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: lesi
  • Javindo: lesen
  • Jersey Dutch: lêze
  • Negerhollands: lees
  • Lokono: alesedin
  • Aukan: leisi
  • ? Mahican: lesówu
  • Papiamentu: lesa, leza
  • Saramaccan: lési
  • Sranan Tongo: leisi
    • Caribbean Javanese: lési
    • Kari'na: resimary
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