wennen
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See also: wënnen
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wennen, from Old Dutch *wennen, from Proto-West Germanic *wannjan.
Pronunciation
Verb
wennen
- (intransitive) to get used (to), to become accustomed [with aan ‘to’]
- (intransitive) to become familiar
Conjugation
| Conjugation of wennen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | wennen | |||
| past singular | wende | |||
| past participle | gewend | |||
| infinitive | wennen | |||
| gerund | wennen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | wen | wende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | went, wen2 | wende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | went | wende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | went | wende | ||
| 3rd person singular | went | wende | ||
| plural | wennen | wenden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | wenne | wende | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | wennen | wenden | ||
| imperative sing. | wen | |||
| imperative plur.1 | went | |||
| participles | wennend | gewend | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Aukan: gwenti (from the participle)
Etymology
From Middle High German wenden, from Old High German wenten, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan. Cognate with German wenden.
Pronunciation
Verb
wennen (third-person singular present wennt, past participle gewannt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (intransitive or reflexive) to turn, to turn around
Conjugation
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