heersen

Dutch

Etymology

From late Middle Dutch hêerschen (“to command, rule”), borrowed from German herrschen (Early New High German). Related to heer.

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -eːrsən

Verb

heersen

to rule
to prevail
In de kamer voor hem heerste een onbeschrijfelijke wanorde.
An indescribable chaos prevailed in the room before him.

Inflection

Inflection of heersen (weak)
infinitive	heersen
past singular	heerste
past participle	geheerst
infinitive	heersen
gerund	heersen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	heers	heerste
2nd person sing. (jij)	heerst	heerste
2nd person sing. (u)	heerst	heerste
2nd person sing. (gij)	heerst	heerste
3rd person singular	heerst	heerste
plural	heersen	heersten

subjunctive sing.¹	heerse	heerste
subjunctive plur.¹	heersen	heersten

imperative sing.	heers
imperative plur.¹	heerst

participles	heersend	geheerst
¹⁾ Archaic.

Derived terms

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