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overleven
overleven
Dutch
Verb
overleven
- to survive
Inflection
| Inflection of overleven (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | overleven | |||
| past singular | overleefde | |||
| past participle | overleefd | |||
| infinitive | overleven | |||
| gerund | overleven n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | overleef | overleefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | overleeft | overleefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | overleeft | overleefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | overleeft | overleefde | ||
| 3rd person singular | overleeft | overleefde | ||
| plural | overleven | overleefden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | overleve | overleefde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | overleven | overleefden | ||
| imperative sing. | overleef | |||
| imperative plur.1 | overleeft | |||
| participles | overlevend | overleefd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Noun
overleven n (uncountable)
- survival
- Water is noodzakelijk voor het overleven van alle bekende levensvormen.[1]— Water is necessary for the survival of all known forms of life.