horen
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Noun
horen c
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch horen, from Old Dutch *hōren, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.
Verb
horen
- (transitive) to hear
- Ik hoor een vogel zingen buiten. ― I hear a bird singing outside.
- Heb je dat geluid gehoord? ― Did you hear that sound?
- (intransitive) to belong
- Zij horen bij ons. ― They belong with us.
- Dit boek hoort in die kast. ― This book belongs in that shelf.
- De sleutels horen in het laatje. ― The keys belong in the drawer.
- (auxiliary, with te) to be supposed to, to be meant to
- Je hoort je kamer op te ruimen. ― You are supposed to clean up your room.
- Je hoort dat zo te doen. ― You are supposed to do it that way.
- We horen te vertrekken voor zonsopgang. ― We are meant to leave before sunrise.
- (intransitive) to be appropriate, polite or agreeing with social norms (lit. to be heard of)
- Dat hoort niet zo, je moet je excuses aanbieden. ― That's not appropriate, you should apologize.
- In sommige culturen hoort het om schoenen uit te doen bij binnenkomst. ― In some cultures, it's the norm to take off shoes when entering.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of horen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | horen | |||
| past singular | hoorde | |||
| past participle | gehoord | |||
| infinitive | horen | |||
| gerund | horen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | hoor | hoorde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | hoort, hoor2 | hoorde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | hoort | hoorde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | hoort | hoorde | ||
| 3rd person singular | hoort | hoorde | ||
| plural | horen | hoorden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | hore | hoorde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | horen | hoorden | ||
| imperative sing. | hoor | |||
| imperative plur.1 | hoort | |||
| participles | horend | gehoord | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- aanhoren
- behoren
- gehoor
- gehoren
- hoorbaar
- hoorspel
- hoortoestel
- meehoren
- nahoren
- overhoren
- samenhoren
- thuishoren
- toehoren
- uithoren
- verhoren
Descendants
Etymology 2
Noun
horen m (plural horens, diminutive horentje n)
- Alternative spelling of hoorn
Etymology
From Old Dutch *hōren, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.
Verb
hôren
- to hear (perceive audibly)
- to hear, to learn of (audibly or otherwise)
- to listen
- to listen to, to obey
- to belong to
- to be subservient to
- to be part of
- to be necessary for
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | hôren | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | hôren | |
| In genitive | hôrens | |
| In dative | hôrene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | hôre | — |
| 2nd singular | hôors, hôres | — |
| 3rd singular | hôort, hôret | — |
| 1st plural | hôren | — |
| 2nd plural | hôort, hôret | — |
| 3rd plural | hôren | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | hôre | — |
| 2nd singular | hôors, hôres | — |
| 3rd singular | hôre | — |
| 1st plural | hôren | — |
| 2nd plural | hôort, hôret | — |
| 3rd plural | hôren | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | hôor, hôre | |
| Plural | hôort, hôret | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | hôrende | — |
Descendants
Further reading
- “horen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “horen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Etymology 1
From Old English hārian; equivalent to hor (“hoar”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
horen
Conjugation
| infinitive | (to) horen, hore | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | hore | hored | |
| 2nd-person singular | horest | horedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | horeth | hored | |
| subjunctive singular | hore | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | horen, hore | horeden, horede | |
| imperative plural | horeth, hore | — | |
| participles | horynge, horende | hored, yhored | |
Conjugation of horen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: hoar (obsolete)
References
- “hōren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-25.
Etymology 2
From Old English hōran, from Proto-Germanic *hōrōniz; equivalent to hore (“whore”) + -en (plural suffix).
Noun
horen
Alternative forms
Noun
horen m or f
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, whence also Old English hīeran, Old Norse heyra.
Verb
hōren
Conjugation
| infinitive | hōren | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | hōru | hōrita |
| 2nd person singular | hōris, hōrist | hōritōs, hōrtōst |
| 3rd person singular | hōrit | hōrita |
| 1st person plural | hōrem, hōremēs | hōritum, hōritumēs |
| 2nd person plural | hōret | hōritut |
| 3rd person plural | hōrent | hōritun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | hōre | hōriti |
| 2nd person singular | hōrēs, hōrēst | hōritīs, hōritīst |
| 3rd person singular | hōre | hōriti |
| 1st person plural | hōrēm, hōrēn, hōremēs | hōritīm, hōritīn, hōritīmēs |
| 2nd person plural | hōrēt | hōritīt |
| 3rd person plural | hōrēn | hōritīn |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | hōri | |
| plural | hōret | |
| participle | present | past |
| hōrenti | gihōrit | |
Conjugation of hōren (weak class 1)
Descendants
Noun
horen
- h-prothesized form of oren
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| oren | unchanged | unchanged | horen |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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