kopen

See also: köpen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːpə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -oːpən

Etymology 1

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

Verb

kopen

1. (transitive) to buy

   Mijn broer koopt een auto.

   My brother is buying a car.

   Ik kocht gisteren wat koffiedik.

   I bought some coffee grounds yesterday.

   Hebben we te veel gekocht?

   Did we buy too much?

Inflection

Conjugation 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

• koper
• aankopen
• afkopen
• bekopen
• inkopen
• verkopen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: koop

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kopen

1. plural of koop

Anagrams

• knope

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Low German

Alternative forms

• köpen

Etymology

From Old Saxon *kōpōn, from Proto-Germanic *kaupōną.

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.