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kerven

kerven

Dutch

Verb

kerven

  1. (intransitive) To cut, gouge out
  2. (transitive) To carve (out); (cut a) notch

Inflection

Inflection of kerven (weak)
infinitive kerven
past singular kerfde
past participle gekerfd
infinitive kerven
gerund kerven n
verbal noun
present tense past tense
1st person singular kerf kerfde
2nd person sing. (jij) kerft kerfde
2nd person sing. (u) kerft kerfde
2nd person sing. (gij) kerft kerfde
3rd person singular kerft kerfde
plural kerven kerfden
subjunctive sing.1 kerve kerfde
subjunctive plur.1 kerven kerfden
imperative sing. kerf
imperative plur.1 kerft
participles kervend gekerfd
1) Archaic.
Inflection of kerven (strong class 3)
infinitive kerven
past singular korf
past participle gekorven
infinitive kerven
gerund kerven n
verbal noun
present tense past tense
1st person singular kerf korf
2nd person sing. (jij) kerft korf
2nd person sing. (u) kerft korf
2nd person sing. (gij) kerft korft
3rd person singular kerft korf
plural kerven korven
subjunctive sing.1 kerve korve
subjunctive plur.1 kerven korven
imperative sing. kerf
imperative plur.1 kerft
participles kervend gekorven
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

  • kerf
  • kerfbank
  • kerfbeitel
  • kerfbijl
  • kerfboothamer
  • kerfdiertje
  • kerfhak
  • kerfhamer
  • kerfhout
  • kerfkist
  • kerfmachine
  • kerfmes
  • kerfnagel
  • kerfpartij
  • kerfrand
  • kerfsnijmes
  • kerfsnijwerk
  • kerfstok
  • kerftaaiheid
  • kerftabak
  • kerfvijl
  • kerfwerk
  • kerver
  • kerving
  • inkerven

Noun

kerven

  1. Plural form of kerf

Anagrams


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *kervan, from Proto-Germanic *kerbaną.

Verb

kerven

  1. to carve, to cut out
  2. to cut through, to cut into pieces
  3. to destroy, to break

Inflection

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Descendants