houden
See also: Houden
Dutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch houden, from Old Dutch haldan, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edithouden
- (transitive) to keep, preserve
- (transitive, of animals) to keep, to care for
- Ik wil graag varkens houden, maar dat mag niet. ― I would like to keep pigs, but I'm not allowed.
- (transitive) to hold, to be engaged in
- een gesprek houden ― to hold a conversation
- (transitive) to hold, to have, to organise (an event)
- Ik hou morgen een feest, kom je ook? ― I'm having a party tomorrow, are you coming too?
- In Parijs werd in 2015 een belangrijke conferentie gehouden over het klimaat. ― In Paris, an important conference was held in 2015 about climate.
- (intransitive) to love; to like [with van ‘someone’]
- Ik hou van jou. ― I love you.
- Hij houdt van Belgisch bier en frieten. ― He loves Belgian beer and fries.
- Ik hou van jou, Ienje. ― I love you, Ienje.
- Waar hou je van? ― What do you love?
- Ik hou niet van moderne kunst. ― I don't like modern art.
- (transitive) to take for, to consider, to see as [with direct object ‘someone/something’ and voor (+ copulative object or adjective) ‘someone else/something else/a quality’]
Conjugation
editConjugation of houden (strong class 7, slightly irregular) | ||||
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infinitive | houden | |||
past singular | hield | |||
past participle | gehouden | |||
infinitive | houden | |||
gerund | houden n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | hou, houd | hield | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | houdt, hou2, houd2 | hield | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | houdt | hield | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | houdt | hieldt | ||
3rd person singular | houdt | hield | ||
plural | houden | hielden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | houde | hielde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | houden | hielden | ||
imperative sing. | hou, houd | |||
imperative plur.1 | houdt | |||
participles | houdend | gehouden | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editgeneral
verbs
- aaneenhouden
- aanhouden
- achterhouden
- achteroverhouden
- achteruithouden
- afhouden
- beethouden
- behouden
- bezighouden
- bijeenhouden
- bijhouden
- binnenhouden
- boekhouden
- bovenhouden
- buitenhouden
- dichthouden
- doodhouden
- doorhouden
- drooghouden
- dwarshouden
- geheimhouden
- gelijkhouden
- gereedhouden
- gevangenhouden
- goedhouden
- groothouden
- het voor gezien houden
- hooghouden
- huishouden
- in de hand houden
- ineenhouden
- inhouden
- klaarhouden
- korthouden
- kromhouden
- langshouden
- leeghouden
- loshouden
- maathouden
- mishouden
- nabijhouden
- nahouden
- nathouden
- nederhouden
- neerhouden
- omhooghouden
- omhouden
- omlaaghouden
- onderhouden
- onthouden
- opeenhouden
- openhouden
- ophouden
- opzijhouden
- overhouden
- plathouden
- rechthouden
- samenhouden
- schoonhouden
- schuilhouden
- standhouden
- stilhouden
- tegenhouden
- terughouden
- thuishouden
- toehouden
- uiteenhouden
- uithouden
- van den domme houden
- vasthouden
- verderhouden
- verhouden
- volhouden
- voorhouden
- voorophouden
- vooroverhouden
- voorthouden
- vooruithouden
- vrijhouden
- wederhouden
- weerhouden
- weghouden
Descendants
editMiddle Dutch
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Dutch haldan, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.
Verb
edithouden
Inflection
editStrong class 7 | ||
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Infinitive | houden | |
3rd sg. past | hielt | |
3rd pl. past | hielden | |
Past participle | gehouden | |
Infinitive | houden | |
In genitive | houdens | |
In dative | houdene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | houde | hielt |
2nd singular | houts, houdes | hielts, hieldes |
3rd singular | hout, houdet | hielt |
1st plural | houden | hielden |
2nd plural | hout, houdet | hielt, hieldet |
3rd plural | houden | hielden |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | houde | hielde |
2nd singular | houts, houdes | hieldes |
3rd singular | houde | hielde |
1st plural | houden | hielden |
2nd plural | hout, houdet | hieldet |
3rd plural | houden | hielden |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | hout, houde | |
Plural | hout, houdet | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | houdende | gehouden |
Alternative forms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editAdjective
edithouden
Further reading
edit- “houden (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “houden (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
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