zweven
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch swēven, from Old Dutch sweven, from Proto-Germanic *swibjaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
zweven
- (intransitive) to float, to hover
- (intransitive) to glide
- 1992, Geoff Bullock, "Opwekking 488" (tr. of "The Power of your love"), tr. by Mireille Schaart, Opwekkingsliederen/Evangelische Liedbundel .
- […] ik voel Uw kracht / en stijg op als een arend / dan zweef ik op de wind / gedragen door Uw geest / en de kracht van Uw liefde — I feel your force / and ascend like an eagle / then I glide in the wind / drawn by your spirit / and the force of your love
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1992, Geoff Bullock, "Opwekking 488" (tr. of "The Power of your love"), tr. by Mireille Schaart, Opwekkingsliederen/Evangelische Liedbundel .
Inflection
Conjugation of zweven (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | zweven | |||
past singular | zweefde | |||
past participle | gezweefd | |||
infinitive | zweven | |||
gerund | zweven n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | zweef | zweefde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | zweeft | zweefde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | zweeft | zweefde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | zweeft | zweefde | ||
3rd person singular | zweeft | zweefde | ||
plural | zweven | zweefden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | zweve | zweefde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | zweven | zweefden | ||
imperative sing. | zweef | |||
imperative plur.1 | zweeft | |||
participles | zwevend | gezweefd | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: sweef
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