Contionary:drijven

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Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk drīuen, from Old Skundavisk drīuan, drīban, from Halmisk ᛞᚱᛁᛒᚨᚾ (drīban), from Proto-Germanic *drībaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /drɪjβɘn/

Verb

drijven (class 1 strong, third-person singular simple present drift, past tense dreef, past participle gedriven, past subjunctive dreeve, auxiliary haven)

  1. to drive, to propel, to force
    Kant thou een wagen drijven ?
    Can you drive a car ?

Inflection

infinitive drijven
present participle drijvend
past participle gedriven
auxiliary haven
indicative subjunctive
present ik drijve wi drijven ik drijve wi drijven
thou drifst ji drijft thou drifst ji drijft
hi, si, hit drift si, Si drijven hi, si, hit drijve si, Si drijven
preterit ik dreef wi dreeven ik dreeve wi dreeven
thou dreefst ji dreeft thou dreevest ji dreevet
hi, si, hit dreef si, Si dreeven hi, si, hit dreeve si, Si dreeven
imperative drijf drijft (ji)

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