lezen
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
Verb
lezen
- (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.
- (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) | ||||
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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, lees2 | 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. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
Descendants
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