dienen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dienen, from Old Dutch thienon, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdinə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -inən

Verb

dienen

  1. (transitive) to serve
  2. (auxiliary, with te) to ought to, to be to, be expected to
    Melk dient gekoeld bewaard te blijven.
    Milk is to be kept cooled.

Inflection

Inflection of dienen (weak)
infinitive dienen
past singular diende
past participle gediend
infinitive dienen
gerund dienen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular diendiende
2nd person sing. (jij) dientdiende
2nd person sing. (u) dientdiende
2nd person sing. (gij) dientdiende
3rd person singular dientdiende
plural dienendienden
subjunctive sing.1 dienediende
subjunctive plur.1 dienendienden
imperative sing. dien
imperative plur.1 dient
participles dienendgediend
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Anagrams


German

Etymology

From Old High German dionōn, from Proto-Germanic *þeunōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdiːnən]
  • (file)

Verb

dienen (third-person singular simple present dient, past tense diente, past participle gedient, auxiliary haben)

  1. to serve [+dative]

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch thienon, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōną.

Verb

dienen

  1. to serve, to obey
  2. to be in service of
  3. to serve (food)
  4. to help, to take care of
  5. to provide with

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive dienen
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive dienen
In genitive dienens
In dative dienene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular diene
2nd singular diens, dienes
3rd singular dient, dienet
1st plural dienen
2nd plural dient, dienet
3rd plural dienen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular diene
2nd singular diens, dienes
3rd singular diene
1st plural dienen
2nd plural dient, dienet
3rd plural dienen
Imperative Present
Singular dien, diene
Plural dient, dienet
Present Past
Participle dienende

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • dienen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • dienen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Swedish

Noun

dienen

  1. definite singular of dien
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