lopen
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch lôpen, from Old Dutch *lōpan, *loupan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (“to run”).
Alternative forms
- loopen (obsolete)
Verb
lopen
- (intransitive, chiefly Belgium) to run, go fast on one's own legs
- (intransitive, chiefly Belgium) to run, cover distance, follow a track etc.
- (intransitive, chiefly Netherlands) to walk, go somewhere regardless of speed
- (intransitive, chiefly Netherlands) to walk in general
- (intransitive) to stretch, to run (to extend in space or through a range) (often of relatively elongated objects or constructs)
- (intransitive) to be open, current, activated
- (intransitive) to lose liquid: drip, gush, leak
- (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
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
Conjugation of lopen (strong class 7) | ||||
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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
Descendants
- Afrikaans: loop
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch loope, lopin (perhaps cognate with French), presumably a diminutive of loop (“jump”), cognate with Old English leap.
Alternative forms
Noun
lopen ? (uncountable, diminutive loopje n)
- A dry measure of content
- An apparently larger land measure
Derived terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
lopen
- (deprecated template usage) Plural form of loop
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
Singular instructive of now dialectal loppi.
Pronunciation
Adverb
lopen
- 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!
Noun
lopen
- (deprecated template usage) genitive singular of loppi
- (deprecated template usage) accusative singular of loppi
Anagrams
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German lôpen, from Old Saxon hlōpan, 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
Verb
lopen (past singular leep, past participle lopen, auxiliary verb hebben, wesen)
Conjugation
infinitive | lopen | |
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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
Etymology
From Old Dutch lōpan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (“to run”).
Verb
lôpen
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “lopen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lopen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon hlōpan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną.
Pronunciation
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Verb
lôpen
- to run, to sprint, to hurry, to haste
- to run, to flow
- to run, to total, to amount to
- to happen, to occur
- to live, to spend one's life or time
Declension
Declined as a class 7 strong verb.
Descendants
- Low German: lopen
Westrobothnian
Adjective
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