lopen

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈloːpə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: lo‧pen
  • Rhymes: -oːpən

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch lôpen, from Old Dutch lōpan, *loupan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (“to run”).

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

lopen

  1. (intransitive, chiefly Belgium) to run, go fast on one's own legs
    Ik ben naar de stad gelopen.
    I ran to the city.
    Synonyms: hardlopen, hollen, rennen
  2. (intransitive, chiefly Belgium) to run, cover distance, follow a track etc.
    Hij heeft daar veel gelopen.
    He did a lot of running there.
    Synonyms: hardlopen, hollen, rennen
  3. (intransitive, chiefly Netherlands) to walk, go somewhere regardless of speed
    Ik ben naar de stad gelopen.
    I walked to the city.
    Synonyms: gaan, stappen, wandelen
  4. (intransitive, chiefly Netherlands) to walk in general
    Hij heeft daar veel gelopen.
    He did a lot of walking there.
    Synonyms: gaan, stappen, wandelen
  5. (intransitive) to stretch, to run (to extend in space or through a range) (often of relatively elongated objects or constructs)
  6. (intransitive) to be current, activated, in progress
    De rechtzaak tegen de crimineel loopt al een tijdje.
    The lawsuit against the criminal has been in progress for a while already.
  7. (intransitive) to be doing or functioning (well or poorly), to progress
    Zijn nieuwe project loopt goed.
    His new project is doing well.
  8. (intransitive) to lose liquid: drip, gush, leak
    Synonyms: lekken, druppen
  9. (auxiliary, with te) Forms a continuous aspect. Although it carries an implication of walking, this is vague and not emphasized.
    Wat loop jij daar te doen?
    What are you doing there?
Usage notes[edit]

In Flanders, the word usually means "to run", while in the Netherlands it usually means "to walk". An identical phrase will thus be interpreted differently depending on the area where the speaker comes from. In Netherlands, rennen is the common word for run.

Inflection[edit]
Inflection of lopen (strong class 7)
infinitive lopen
past singular liep
past participle gelopen
infinitive lopen
gerund lopen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular loop liep
2nd person sing. (jij) loopt liep
2nd person sing. (u) loopt liep
2nd person sing. (gij) loopt liept
3rd person singular loopt liep
plural lopen liepen
subjunctive sing.1 lope liepe
subjunctive plur.1 lopen liepen
imperative sing. loop
imperative plur.1 loopt
participles lopend gelopen
1) Archaic.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: loop
  • Negerhollands: loop, loo, lo, lu
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: lop, louphe, luffi, loup

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Dutch loope, lopin (perhaps cognate with French), presumably a diminutive of loop (“jump”), cognate with Old English leap.

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

lopen m (uncountable, diminutive loopje n)

  1. A dry measure of content
  2. An apparently larger land measure
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

lopen

  1. Plural form of loop

Anagrams[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Singular instructive of now dialectal loppi.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlopen/, [ˈlo̞pe̞n]
  • Rhymes: -open
  • Syllabification: lo‧pen

Adverb[edit]

lopen

  1. an intensifier used with a small number of adjectives, usually with a negative connotation; altogether, to death
    Olen lopen kyllästynyt tähän paikkaan!
    I'm fed up to here with this place! / I'm sick to death of this place!

Usage notes[edit]

Lopen most commonly appears in a few fixed phrases: lopen uupunut, "exhausted"; lopen kyllästynyt, "fed up", "had enough".

Noun[edit]

lopen

  1. Genitive singular form of loppi.
  2. Accusative singular form of loppi.

Anagrams[edit]

Low German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German lôpen, from Old Saxon hlōpan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *klewb- (“to spring, stumble”).

Cognate with Dutch lopen, German laufen (“to run”), West Frisian ljeppe, English leap, Danish løbe, Swedish löpa (“to run”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [loːpm̩]
  • IPA(key): [lɔʊ̯pm̩] ˈmerger of /oː/ and /ɔʊ̯/'

Verb[edit]

lopen (past singular leep, past participle lopen, auxiliary verb hebben, wesen)

  1. to leap, run

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of lopen (class 7 strong verb)
infinitive lopen
indicative present preterite
1st person singular loop leep
2nd person singular löpps(t) leeps(t)
3rd person singular löpp(t) leep
plural loopt, loopen lepen
imperative present —
singular loop
plural loopt
participle present past
lopen (e)lopen, gelopen
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch lōpan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (“to run”).

Verb[edit]

lôpen

  1. to run (on foot)
  2. to go, to run, to move
  3. to run, to flow
  4. to go, to stretch (of roads, rivers etc.)

Inflection[edit]

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Middle Low German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Saxon hlōpan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (originally) IPA(key): /lɔːpən/

Verb[edit]

lôpen

  1. to run, to sprint, to hurry, to haste
  2. to run, to flow
  3. to run, to total, to amount to
  4. to happen, to occur
  5. to live, to spend one's life or time

Declension[edit]

Declined as a class 7 strong verb.

Descendants[edit]

Westrobothnian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

lopen

  1. Soft, loose; of roads winter time when the thaw occurs.
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