kleven
See also: Kleven
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch clēven, from Old Dutch clivon, from Proto-West Germanic *klibēn, from Proto-Germanic *klibāną, from Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (“to stick”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkleː.və(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: kle‧ven
- Rhymes: -eːvən
Verb
kleven
- (intransitive) to stick, to be attached glue-like
- Ineens merkte ze dat er kauwgom aan haar sandaal kleefde.
- Suddenly she noticed that there was chewing gum sticking to her sandal.
- (transitive) to glue, to adhere something on/to something else, to stick to/on
- Zij plaagt haar vader door kauwgum aan zijn snor te kleven.
- She is teasing her dad by sticking chewing gum on his moustache.
- (intransitive) to be sticky
- Deze grondstof kleeft heel erg.
- This resource is very very sticky.
- (intransitive, road transport) to tailgate (drive dangerously close)
- Synonym: bumperkleven
Inflection
| Inflection of kleven (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kleven | |||
| past singular | kleefde | |||
| past participle | gekleefd | |||
| infinitive | kleven | |||
| gerund | kleven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | kleef | kleefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | kleeft | kleefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | kleeft | kleefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | kleeft | kleefde | ||
| 3rd person singular | kleeft | kleefde | ||
| plural | kleven | kleefden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | kleve | kleefde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | kleven | kleefden | ||
| imperative sing. | kleef | |||
| imperative plur.1 | kleeft | |||
| participles | klevend | gekleefd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- boomklever
- klever
- kleverig
- aankleven
- bekleven
- bumperkleven
- opkleven
- vastkleven
- kleefband
- kleefpleister
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kleef
- Negerhollands: kleev
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