kopen

See also: köpen

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkopɛn]

Participle

kopen

1. masculine singular passive participle of kopit

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːpə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ko‧pen
• Rhymes: -oːpən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch côpen, from Old Dutch cōpon, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn, from Proto-Germanic *kaupōną, from Latin caupō.

Verb

kopen

1. (transitive) to buy, purchase

   Ik ga morgen een nieuwe telefoon kopen.

   I am going to buy a new phone tomorrow.

   We hebben gisteren een nieuwe auto gekocht.

   We purchased a new car yesterday.

   Hij besloot het schilderij te kopen als investering.

   He decided to buy the painting as an investment.

Inflection

Inflection of kopen (weak with past in -cht)
infinitive	kopen
past singular	kocht
past participle	gekocht
infinitive	kopen
gerund	kopen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	koop	kocht
2nd person sing. (jij)	koopt	kocht
2nd person sing. (u)	koopt	kocht
2nd person sing. (gij)	koopt	kocht
3rd person singular	koopt	kocht
plural	kopen	kochten
subjunctive sing.1	kope	kochte
subjunctive plur.1	kopen	kochten
imperative sing.	koop
imperative plur.1	koopt
participles	kopend	gekocht
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• aankopen
• afkopen
• bekopen
• inkopen
• koopgekte
• koopwoede
• koper
• omkopen
• opkopen
• uitkopen
• verkopen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: koop
• Berbice Creole Dutch: kopu
• Negerhollands: koop, kop
• Skepi Creole Dutch: kop

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kopen

1. plural of koop

Anagrams

• knope

Low German

Alternative forms

• köpen

Etymology

From Middle Low German kôpen, from Old Saxon *kōpōn, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːpən/

Verb

kopen (past singular köff, past participle köfft, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. to buy

   Ik heff güstern wat Appeln köfft.

   I bought some apples yesterday.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kopen (weak verb, irregular)

infinitive	kopen
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	koop	köff
2nd person singular	köffs(t)	köffs(t)
3rd person singular	köff(t)	köff
plural	koopt, koopen	köffen
imperative	present	—
singular	koop(e)
plural	koopt
participle	present	past
	kopen	(e)köfft, geköfft
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.