wonen

Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wunanan, *wunēnan, *wunajanan (“to love, wish”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenə- (“to wish, love”). Compare Old High German wonēn (German wohnen), Old English wunian (English wone).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʋoː.nə(n)/

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Verb

wonen

1. to live (in a certain place)

Conjugation

Conjugation of wonen (weak)

infinitive	wonen
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	woon	woonde
2nd person singular	woont	woonde
3rd person singular	woont	woonde
plural	wonen	woonden
subjunctive sing.1	wone	woonde
subjunctive plur.1	wonen	woonden
imperative sing.	woon
imperative plur.1	woont
participles	wonend	(hebben) gewoond
1) Archaic.

Related terms

• woning

Derived terms

• bewonen
• bijwonen
• woonkamer

Anagrams

• wonne