gebruiken
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˈbrœy̯kə(n)/
- Rhymes: -œy̯kən
audio (file) - Hyphenation: ge‧brui‧ken
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch gebruken, from Old Dutch *gibrūkan. Equivalent to modern ge- + bruiken.
Verb
gebruiken
- (transitive) to use
- (transitive) to consume, to eat or drink (food or drink)
- Synonyms: consumeren, nuttigen
- (transitive) to consume (resources or goods)
- Synonyms: consumeren, verbruiken
Inflection
| Inflection of gebruiken (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | gebruiken | |||
| past singular | gebruikte | |||
| past participle | gebruikt | |||
| infinitive | gebruiken | |||
| gerund | gebruiken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | gebruik | gebruikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | gebruikt | gebruikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | gebruikt | gebruikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | gebruikt | gebruikte | ||
| 3rd person singular | gebruikt | gebruikte | ||
| plural | gebruiken | gebruikten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | gebruike | gebruikte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | gebruiken | gebruikten | ||
| imperative sing. | gebruik | |||
| imperative plur.1 | gebruikt | |||
| participles | gebruikend | gebruikt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: gebruik
- → Sranan Tongo: kebroiki
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
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