kijken
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch kiken, from Old Dutch *kīkan, from Proto-West Germanic *kīkan, from Proto-Germanic *kīkaną.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]kijken
- (intransitive) to look [with naar ‘at’]
- Hij bleef naar de prachtige zonsondergang kijken. ― He kept looking at the beautiful sunset.
- Ik kijk graag naar de sterrenhemel op een heldere nacht. ― I like looking at the starry sky on a clear night.
- (transitive) to watch (e.g. a film), to observe
- We gaan vanavond een film kijken. ― We are going to watch a movie tonight.
- De biologieleraar liet ons een interessant experiment kijken. ― The biology teacher showed us an interesting experiment to observe.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of kijken (strong class 1) | ||||
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infinitive | kijken | |||
past singular | keek | |||
past participle | gekeken | |||
infinitive | kijken | |||
gerund | kijken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | kijk | keek | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | kijkt, kijk2 | keek | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | kijkt | keek | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | kijkt | keekt | ||
3rd person singular | kijkt | keek | ||
plural | kijken | keken | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | kijke | keke | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | kijken | keken | ||
imperative sing. | kijk | |||
imperative plur.1 | kijkt | |||
participles | kijkend | gekeken | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Berbice Creole Dutch: kiki
- Jersey Dutch: kāike
- Negerhollands: ke, kik, ki
- Skepi Creole Dutch: kika, keka, keika
References
[edit]- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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