zoeken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch soeken, from Old Dutch suoken, from Proto-West Germanic *sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gyeti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzu.kə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: zoe‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ukən
  • Homophone: Zoeke

Verb

zoeken

  1. (intransitive) to search [+ naar (object) = for]
  2. (transitive) to look for, to seek

Inflection

Inflection of zoeken (weak with past in -cht)
infinitive zoeken
past singular zocht
past participle gezocht
infinitive zoeken
gerund zoeken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular zoekzocht
2nd person sing. (jij) zoektzocht
2nd person sing. (u) zoektzocht
2nd person sing. (gij) zoektzocht
3rd person singular zoektzocht
plural zoekenzochten
subjunctive sing.1 zoekezochte
subjunctive plur.1 zoekenzochten
imperative sing. zoek
imperative plur.1 zoekt
participles zoekendgezocht
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: soek
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: suku
  • Javindo: soeken
  • Negerhollands: soek, suk
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: sook
  • Aukan: suku
  • Kwinti: suku
  • Saramaccan: súku
  • Sranan Tongo: suku
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