lijken
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch geliken, liken, from Old Dutch *gilīkon, from Proto-Germanic *galīkōną.
Verb
lijken
- (copulative) to seem, appear
- Dat lijkt me leuk!
- That seems fun (to me)!
- (intransitive) to have a resemblance, to depict well what it is intended to
- Deze tekening lijkt sprekend!
- This drawing looks just like the real thing.
Inflection
Conjugation of lijken (strong class 1) | ||||
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infinitive | lijken | |||
past singular | leek | |||
past participle | geleken | |||
infinitive | lijken | |||
gerund | lijken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | lijk | leek | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | lijkt, lijk2 | leek | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | lijkt | leek | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | lijkt | leekt | ||
3rd person singular | lijkt | leek | ||
plural | lijken | leken | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | lijke | leke | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | lijken | leken | ||
imperative sing. | lijk | |||
imperative plur.1 | lijkt | |||
participles | lijkend | geleken | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch liken, from Old Dutch līcon, from Proto-Germanic *līkijaną.
Verb
lijken
Inflection
Conjugation of lijken (strong class 1) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | lijken | |||
past singular | leek | |||
past participle | geleken | |||
infinitive | lijken | |||
gerund | lijken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | lijk | leek | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | lijkt, lijk2 | leek | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | lijkt | leek | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | lijkt | leekt | ||
3rd person singular | lijkt | leek | ||
plural | lijken | leken | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | lijke | leke | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | lijken | leken | ||
imperative sing. | lijk | |||
imperative plur.1 | lijkt | |||
participles | lijkend | geleken | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
lijken
- (deprecated template usage) Plural form of lijk
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