rijmen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛi̯.mə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: rij‧men
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯mən

Etymology 1

From rijm +‎ -en. In Middle Dutch there was still a strong verb rimen, but the modern verb is not descended from it in form.

Verb

rijmen

1. (intransitive) to rhyme [+ op (with)] (to have a rhyme with another word)

   Nee, "yurt" rijmt niet op "yoghurt".

   No, "yurt" does not rhyme with "yoghurt".

2. (intransitive, transitive) to rhyme, to speak or write rhymes

   De hulpsinterklaas rijmde erop los.

   The stand-in Sinterklaas was rhyming full speed ahead.

3. (intransitive) to agree, to correspond [+ met (with/to)]
4. (transitive) to bring into agreement, to reconcile [+ met (with)]

   Ik kan dat niet rijmen met zijn anders zo vriendelijk gedrag.

   I cannot reconcile that with his friendly behaviour in other contexts.

Inflection

Conjugation of rijmen (weak)
infinitive	rijmen
past singular	rijmde
past participle	gerijmd
infinitive	rijmen
gerund	rijmen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	rijm	rijmde
2nd person sing. (jij)	rijmt	rijmde
2nd person sing. (u)	rijmt	rijmde
2nd person sing. (gij)	rijmt	rijmde
3rd person singular	rijmt	rijmde
plural	rijmen	rijmden
subjunctive sing.1	rijme	rijmde
subjunctive plur.1	rijmen	rijmden
imperative sing.	rijm
imperative plur.1	rijmt
participles	rijmend	gerijmd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• rijmelen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: rym

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

rijmen

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of rijm