kampen

See also: kämpen and Kämpen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑm.pə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: kam‧pen
• Rhymes: -ɑmpən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch campen, variant of kempen.

Verb

kampen

1. (intransitive) to struggle, to contend
2. (intransitive) to deal with, to suffer (from a problem), to cope [+ met (with)]

   Hij heeft met veel problemen te kampen. -- He has to deal with many problems.

Alternative forms

• kempen

Inflection

Conjugation of kampen (weak)
infinitive	kampen
past singular	kampte
past participle	gekampt
infinitive	kampen
gerund	kampen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	kamp	kampte
2nd person sing. (jij)	kampt	kampte
2nd person sing. (u)	kampt	kampte
2nd person sing. (gij)	kampt	kampte
3rd person singular	kampt	kampte
plural	kampen	kampten
subjunctive sing.1	kampe	kampte
subjunctive plur.1	kampen	kampten
imperative sing.	kamp
imperative plur.1	kampt
participles	kampend	gekampt
1) Archaic.

Related terms

• kamp
• prijskamp
• kemphaan

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kamp

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kampen

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of kamp

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

kampen m

1. definite singular of kamp

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kampen m

1. definite singular of kamp

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Swedish

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Noun

kampen

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of kamp