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passeren
passeren
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
passeren
Inflection
| Inflection of passeren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | passeren | |||
| past singular | passeerde | |||
| past participle | gepasseerd | |||
| infinitive | passeren | |||
| gerund | passeren n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | passeer | passeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | passeert | passeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | passeert | passeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | passeert | passeerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | passeert | passeerde | ||
| plural | passeren | passeerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | passere | passeerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | passeren | passeerden | ||
| imperative sing. | passeer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | passeert | |||
| participles | passerend | gepasseerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Low German
Etymology
From French passer.
Verb
passeren (third-person singular simple present passeert, past tense passeer, past participle passeert, auxiliary verb hebben)
- (auxiliary wesen) to happen
- Woans kunn dat passeren?
- How could that happen?
- Woans kunn dat passeren?
- (formal, auxiliary hebben) to pass
- Wi hebbt de Grenz passeert.
- We passed the border.
- Wi hebbt de Grenz passeert.
Conjugation
Conjugation of passeren (weak verb)
| infinitive | passeren | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | passeer | passeer |
| 2nd person singular | passeers(t) | passeers(t) |
| 3rd person singular | passeer(t) | passeer |
| plural | passeert, passeeren | passeren |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | passeer(e) | |
| plural | passeert | |
| participle | present | past |
| passeren | (e)passeert, gepasseert | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||