dienen
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch dienen, from Old Dutch thienon, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]dienen
- (transitive) to serve
- (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
[edit]Conjugation of dienen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | dienen | |||
past singular | diende | |||
past participle | gediend | |||
infinitive | dienen | |||
gerund | dienen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | dien | diende | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | dient, dien2 | diende | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | dient | diende | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | dient | diende | ||
3rd person singular | dient | diende | ||
plural | dienen | dienden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | diene | diende | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | dienen | dienden | ||
imperative sing. | dien | |||
imperative plur.1 | dient | |||
participles | dienend | gediend | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
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[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old High German dionōn, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]dienen (weak, third-person singular present dient, past tense diente, past participle gedient, auxiliary haben) (intransitive)
- to serve [with bei (+ dative) ‘in public office or the military’]
- to serve, to be a servant (e.g. a butler or maid) [with dative ‘for someone’]
- to serve [with dative ‘a cause, a purpose’]
- to assist, to be of assistance
- to serve (as), to double (as), to act as a replacement (for) [with als (+ usually nominative) ‘something (a replacement)’]
- Diese Kirche diente während der Invasion als Krankenhaus.
- This church served as a hospital during the invasion.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | dienen | ||||
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present participle | dienend | ||||
past participle | gedient | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich diene | wir dienen | i | ich diene | wir dienen |
du dienst | ihr dient | du dienest | ihr dienet | ||
er dient | sie dienen | er diene | sie dienen | ||
preterite | ich diente | wir dienten | ii | ich diente1 | wir dienten1 |
du dientest | ihr dientet | du dientest1 | ihr dientet1 | ||
er diente | sie dienten | er diente1 | sie dienten1 | ||
imperative | dien (du) diene (du) |
dient (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “dienen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “dienen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “dienen” in Duden online
- “dienen” in OpenThesaurus.de
Middle Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Dutch thienon, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōną.
Verb
[edit]dienen
Inflection
[edit]Weak | ||
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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
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “dienen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dienen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Saterland Frisian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]dienen
References
[edit]- Marron C. Fort (2015) “dinnen”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]dienen
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