schijnen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schinen, from Old Dutch skīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *skīnan, from Proto-Germanic *skīnaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɛi̯nə(n)/
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯nən
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Verb

schijnen

  1. (ergative) to shine
    De zon schijnt.
    The sun is shining.
    Ze scheen een zaklamp in mijn gezicht.
    She shone a torch in my face.
  2. (copulative) to appear, to seem
    Het schijnt dat ze verhuisd is.
    It appears that she has moved.

Inflection

Inflection of schijnen (strong class 1)
infinitive schijnen
past singular scheen
past participle geschenen
infinitive schijnen
gerund schijnen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular schijnscheen
2nd person sing. (jij) schijntscheen
2nd person sing. (u) schijntscheen
2nd person sing. (gij) schijntscheent
3rd person singular schijntscheen
plural schijnenschenen
subjunctive sing.1 schijneschene
subjunctive plur.1 schijnenschenen
imperative sing. schijn
imperative plur.1 schijnt
participles schijnendgeschenen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: skien

See also

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