lezen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lēsen (to collect, gather, read), from Old Dutch lesan (to gather, read), from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (to gather), from Proto-Indo-European *les- (to gather).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleːzə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -eːzən
  • Hyphenation: le‧zen

Verb

lezen

  1. (transitive) to read
    Ik lees graag boeken.
    I like to read books.
    Hij kwam binnen en begon zijn nieuwe boek te lezen.
    He came in and started to read his new book.
  2. (transitive, dated, only in derived form or in compositions) to gather
    de arenleessters
    the gleaners (Ear of wheat-gatherers)


Inflection

Conjugation of lezen (strong class 5)
infinitive lezen
past singular las
past participle gelezen
infinitive lezen
gerund lezen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular lees las
2nd person sing. (jij) leest las
2nd person sing. (u) leest las
2nd person sing. (gij) leest laast
3rd person singular leest las
plural lezen lazen
subjunctive sing.1 leze laze
subjunctive plur.1 lezen lazen
imperative sing. lees
imperative plur.1 leest
participles lezend gelezen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: lees
  • Papiamentu: lesa
  • Sranan Tongo: leisi