durven

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch durven. This verb originated from two Middle Dutch verbs:

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdʏrvə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: dur‧ven
  • Rhymes: -ʏrvən

Verb

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durven

  1. (transitive) to dare (do), to not be afraid (to do)
    Ik durf dat niet.
    I dare not do that.
  2. (auxiliary, usually with te) to dare (to), to not be afraid to
    Hij durfde de stap naar een autonoom natuurrecht nog niet te zetten, omdat zoiets zou kunnen impliceren dat God niet zou bestaan.
    He dared not take the step towards an autonomous natural law, because by so doing it could imply that God would not exist.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of durven (weak)
infinitive durven
past singular durfde
past participle gedurfd
infinitive durven
gerund durven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular durf durfde
2nd person sing. (jij) durft, durf2 durfde
2nd person sing. (u) durft durfde
2nd person sing. (gij) durft durfde
3rd person singular durft durfde
plural durven durfden
subjunctive sing.1 durve durfde
subjunctive plur.1 durven durfden
imperative sing. durf
imperative plur.1 durft
participles durvend gedurfd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Conjugation of durven (preterite-present)
infinitive durven
past singular dorst
past participle gedurfd
infinitive durven
gerund durven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular durf dorst
2nd person sing. (jij) durft, durf2 dorst
2nd person sing. (u) durft dorst
2nd person sing. (gij) durft dorst
3rd person singular durft dorst
plural durven dorsten
subjunctive sing.1 durve dorste
subjunctive plur.1 durven dorsten
imperative sing. durf
imperative plur.1 durft
participles durvend gedurfd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
  • Note: The irregular past tense dorst(en) is archaic.[1]
  • Note: The past tense dierf/dierven is common in speech, but proscribed[1]

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: durf
  • Javindo: durref
  • Negerhollands: derv, dėfo
  • Papiamentu: dùrf

References

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Anagrams

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