bouwen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bouwen, from Old Dutch buwan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɑu̯ə(n)/
Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən
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Verb

bouwen

(transitive) to build, to construct
(transitive, dialectal) to cultivate, to till
Synonym: verbouwen

Inflection

Inflection of bouwen (weak)
infinitive	bouwen
past singular	bouwde
past participle	gebouwd
infinitive	bouwen
gerund	bouwen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bouw	bouwde
2nd person sing. (jij)	bouwt	bouwde
2nd person sing. (u)	bouwt	bouwde
2nd person sing. (gij)	bouwt	bouwde
3rd person singular	bouwt	bouwde
plural	bouwen	bouwden

subjunctive sing.¹	bouwe	bouwde
subjunctive plur.¹	bouwen	bouwden

imperative sing.	bouw
imperative plur.¹	bouwt

participles	bouwend	gebouwd
¹⁾ Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: bou

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch buwan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną.

Verb

bouwen

to build, to found
to till, to work (land)
to inhabit, to dwell
to cultivate, to cherish

Inflection

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Alternative forms

buwen

Derived terms

bouwinge
gebouwen
verbouwen
volbouwen

Descendants

Dutch: bouwen
- Afrikaans: bou
Limburgish: boewe

Further reading

“bouwen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

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