weten
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Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch wēten, from Old Dutch witan, from Proto-West Germanic *witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyde (“know”), a root perfect from the root *weyd-. The past tense forms is also composed of the regular past tense marker -te.
Verb[edit]
weten
- (transitive) to know (knowledge)
- Ik weet hoe die planeet heet.
- I know what that planet is called.
- (transitive) to remember
- Ik weet nog hoe koud het vorig jaar was.
- I still remember how cold it was last year.
- (auxiliary, with te) to be able to, to manage to (literally, "to know how to/to know of a way to")
- De Frisii waren een Germaans volk en net als verscheidene andere Germaanse volkeren wisten ze zich fel te verdedigen tegen de Romeinen. Toch moesten de Frisii zich in het jaar 12 onderwerpen doordat veldheer Drusus hen wist te verslaan.
- The Frisii were a Germanic people and just like various other Germanic peoples they were able to fiercely defend themselves against the Romans. Nevertheless, the Frisii had to subject themselves in the year 12 because warlord Drusus was able to defeat them.
- De voornamelijk op lokaal niveau succesvolle partij Freie Wähler weet voor het eerst ergens op deelstaatniveau de kiesdrempel te halen.
- The party Freie Wähler, successful primarily at the local level, is able for the first time to achieve the election threshold somewhere at the state level.
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of weten (preterite-present) | ||||
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infinitive | weten | |||
past singular | wist | |||
past participle | geweten | |||
infinitive | weten | |||
gerund | weten n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | weet | wist | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | weet | wist | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | weet | wist | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | weet | wist | ||
3rd person singular | weet | wist | ||
plural | weten | wisten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | wete | wiste | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | weten | wisten | ||
imperative sing. | weet | |||
imperative plur.1 | weet | |||
participles | wetend | geweten | ||
1) Archaic. |
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Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
weten
- plural past indicative and subjunctive of wijten
Anagrams[edit]
Low German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German wēten, from Old Saxon witan, from Proto-West Germanic *witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną.
Verb[edit]
weten (past singular wüss, past participle wüsst, auxiliary verb hebben)
- (transitive or intransitive) to know; to be aware of (a fact)
- Ik weet, woneem du büst. — “I know where you are.”
- vun wat weten — “to know about something”
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | weten | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | weet | wüss |
2nd person singular | weetst/weeßt | wüsst |
3rd person singular | weet | wüss |
plural | weet | wüssen |
imperative | present | — |
singular | — | |
plural | — | |
participle | present | past |
weten | weten, wüsst | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Synonyms[edit]
Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Dutch witan, from Proto-West Germanic *witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyde.
Verb[edit]
wēten
- to know (knowledge)
- to know (person)
- to get to know, to learn of, to be made aware of (a fact)
- (auxiliary, with te) to be able to
Inflection[edit]
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “weten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “weten (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle Low German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Saxon witan, from Proto-West Germanic *witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Stem vowel: ē¹
Verb[edit]
wēten
- to know (knowledge)
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Zazaki[edit]
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Noun[edit]
weten m
- homeland, home country
- motherland, fatherland, mother country
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