dunken
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See also: dünken
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch dunken, from Old Dutch thunken, from Proto-West Germanic *þunkijan, from Proto-Germanic *þunkijaną.
Verb
dunken
- (impersonal) to think, to consider
- (copulative) to seem
Usage notes
Dunken is one of a few Dutch verbs where the object is the one having an opinion about something, and the subject is the thing it concerns. For example, het dunkt mij goed means 'I think/consider it good'. For this reason it is generally used impersonally.
Conjugation
The past tense forms are archaic and rarely used.
| Conjugation of dunken (weak with past in -cht) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dunken | |||
| past singular | docht | |||
| past participle | gedocht | |||
| infinitive | dunken | |||
| gerund | dunken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | dunk | docht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | dunkt, dunk2 | docht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | dunkt | docht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | dunkt | docht | ||
| 3rd person singular | dunkt | docht | ||
| plural | dunken | dochten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | dunke | dochte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dunken | dochten | ||
| imperative sing. | dunk | |||
| imperative plur.1 | dunkt | |||
| participles | dunkend | gedocht | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
dunken
- (transitive, basketball) to dunk
Conjugation
| Conjugation of dunken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dunken | |||
| past singular | dunkte | |||
| past participle | gedunkt | |||
| infinitive | dunken | |||
| gerund | dunken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | dunk | dunkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | dunkt, dunk2 | dunkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | dunkt | dunkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | dunkt | dunkte | ||
| 3rd person singular | dunkt | dunkte | ||
| plural | dunken | dunkten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | dunke | dunkte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dunken | dunkten | ||
| imperative sing. | dunk | |||
| imperative plur.1 | dunkt | |||
| participles | dunkend | gedunkt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Etymology
From Old Dutch thunken, from Proto-West Germanic *þunkijan.
Verb
dunken
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | dunken | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | dunken | |
| In genitive | dunkens | |
| In dative | dunkene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | dunke | — |
| 2nd singular | duncs, dunkes | — |
| 3rd singular | dunct, dunket | — |
| 1st plural | dunken | — |
| 2nd plural | dunct, dunket | — |
| 3rd plural | dunken | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | dunke | — |
| 2nd singular | duncs, dunkes | — |
| 3rd singular | dunke | — |
| 1st plural | dunken | — |
| 2nd plural | dunct, dunket | — |
| 3rd plural | dunken | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | dunc, dunke | |
| Plural | dunct, dunket | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | dunkende | — |
Alternative forms
Descendants
Further reading
- “dunken (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dunken (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Noun
dunken m
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