houden
See also: Houden
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch houden, from Old Dutch haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɑu̯də(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: hou‧den
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯dən
Verb
houden
- (transitive) to keep (in a particular state)
- Je moet je tanden goed schoon houden.
- You should keep your teeth properly clean.
- Ik kan mijn ogen niet meer open houden.
- I can't keep my eyes open anymore.
- Hou je handen thuis!
- Keep your hands off!
- (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.
- (clarification of this definition is needed) (transitive) to hold
- 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.
Inflection
Inflection 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 | 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. |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.
Inflection
Strong 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
- halden, holden
Adjective
houden
Further reading
- “houden (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “houden (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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