leren

Dutch

Alternative forms

• leeren

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːrə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: le‧ren
• Rhymes: -eːrən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch leren, from Old Dutch lēren, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną.

Verb

leren

1. (transitive, intransitive) to learn, to study
2. (transitive) to teach

Inflection

Inflection of leren (weak)
infinitive	leren
past singular	leerde
past participle	geleerd
infinitive	leren
gerund	leren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	leer	leerde
2nd person sing. (jij)	leert	leerde
2nd person sing. (u)	leert	leerde
2nd person sing. (gij)	leert	leerde
3rd person singular	leert	leerde
plural	leren	leerden
subjunctive sing.1	lere	leerde
subjunctive plur.1	leren	leerden
imperative sing.	leer
imperative plur.1	leert
participles	lerend	geleerd
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

• (to teach): aanleren, onderwijzen

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to learn”): aanleren

Derived terms

• aanleren
• afleren
• beleren
• bijleren
• doorleren
• geleerd
• jong geleerd is oud gedaan
• leergeld
• leerjaar
• leerkracht
• leerling
• leerplicht
• leraar
• lerares
• lering
• op een oude fiets moet je het leren
• verleren

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: leer
• Berbice Creole Dutch: lere
• Negerhollands: leer, le, lie
• Skepi Creole Dutch: lear, lair
• → Saramaccan: léi, leren
• → Sranan Tongo: leri

Noun

leren

1. plural of leer

Etymology 2

Contraction of lederen, from Middle Dutch lederijn, lederen (but also already leren). Equivalent to leer +‎ -en.

Alternative forms

• lederen (somewhat archaic)

Adjective

leren (not comparable)

1. made of leather

Inflection

Inflection of leren
uninflected	leren
inflected	leren
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite	m./f. sing.	leren
	n. sing.	leren
	plural	leren
definite		leren
partitive

Galician

Verb

leren

1. inflection of ler:
   1. third-person plural future subjunctive
   2. third-person plural personal infinitive

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch lēren

Verb

lêren

1. to learn
2. to teach
3. to tell

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive	lêren
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	lêren
In genitive	lêrens
In dative	lêrene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	lêre	—
2nd singular	lêers, lêres	—
3rd singular	lêert, lêret	—
1st plural	lêren	—
2nd plural	lêert, lêret	—
3rd plural	lêren	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	lêre	—
2nd singular	lêers, lêres	—
3rd singular	lêre	—
1st plural	lêren	—
2nd plural	lêert, lêret	—
3rd plural	lêren	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	lêer, lêre
Plural	lêert, lêret
	Present	Past
Participle	lêrende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: leren
• Limburgish: lieëre

Further reading

• “leren (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “leren (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English lǣran (“to teach”); see learn (“teach”) (etymology 2) for more.

Verb

leren

1. to teach or instruct
   • 14thC, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canon's Yeoman's Prologue and Tale, from The Canterbury Tales,

     He hath take on him many a great emprise,

     Which were full hard for any that is here

     To bring about, but they of him it lear.

2. to guide or lead

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną.

Verb

lēren

1. to learn
2. to teach

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: lêren
  • Dutch: leren
  • Limburgish: lieëre

Further reading

• “lēren”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną, from *laizō (“lore”).

Akin to Old Saxon lērian, Old Dutch lēren, Old English lǣran, Old Norse læra, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (laisjan).

Verb

lēren

1. to teach

Descendants

• Middle High German: leren
  • Alemannic German:

    Italian Walser: lére, leire, lerä

  • German: lehren
  • Luxembourgish: léieren

See also

• lernēn