varen
Catalan
Dutch
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch vāren (“to go, travel”), from Old Dutch faran, from Proto-West Germanic *faran, from Proto-Germanic *faraną. The restriction to “travel by water” comes (expectably) from the western dialects; the more general sense survives in the east, but is no longer part of standard Dutch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvaː.rə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: va‧ren
- Rhymes: -aːrən
Verb
varen
Inflection
According to the official "Groene Boekje" (the legal spelling standard for Dutch), the past tense for most senses is strong. Only the sense “to fare” has a weak past tense form.
(most senses): Strong conjugation.
| Inflection of varen (strong class 6) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | varen | |||
| past singular | voer | |||
| past participle | gevaren | |||
| infinitive | varen | |||
| gerund | varen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | vaar | voer | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | vaart | voer | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | vaart | voer | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | vaart | voert | ||
| 3rd person singular | vaart | voer | ||
| plural | varen | voeren | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vare | voere | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | varen | voeren | ||
| imperative sing. | vaar | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vaart | |||
| participles | varend | gevaren | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
(to fare): Mixed conjugation.
| Inflection of varen (weak with strong past participle) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | varen | |||
| past singular | vaarde | |||
| past participle | gevaren | |||
| infinitive | varen | |||
| gerund | varen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | vaar | vaarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | vaart | vaarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | vaart | vaarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | vaart | vaarde | ||
| 3rd person singular | vaart | vaarde | ||
| plural | varen | vaarden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vare | vaarde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | varen | vaarden | ||
| imperative sing. | vaar | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vaart | |||
| participles | varend | gevaren | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch varen, from Old Dutch *farn, from Proto-West Germanic *farn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvaː.rən/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: va‧ren
- Rhymes: -aːrən
Descendants
- Afrikaans: varing
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch faran, from Proto-West Germanic *faran.
Verb
vāren
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *fāron, *fār, *fāra, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fērō (“danger”).
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Dutch: varen
Further reading
- “varen (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “varen (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “varen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “varen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle English
Middle Low German
Conjugation
| Plain Infinitive | vâren | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Infinitive (Gerund) | tô vârene or tô vârende | |||
| Verbal Noun | vâren or vârent | |||
| Participles | Imperatives | |||
| Present | vârende | 2nd Person Singular | vâr | |
| Past | gevâren | 2nd Person Plural | vâret | |
| Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Preterite | Present | Preterite | |
| 1st Person Singular | vâre | vôr | vâre | vö̂re |
| 2nd Person Singular | vērest or vârest | vôrest or vö̂rest | vârest | vö̂rest |
| 3rd Person Singular | vēret or vâret | vôr | vâret | vö̂re |
| Plural | vâren (vâret?) | vôren or vö̂ren | vâren | vö̂ren |
Descendants
- German Low German: fahren
Norwegian Nynorsk
Serbo-Croatian
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋàːrən/
Inflection
| Hard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nom. sing. | váren | várna | várno |
| singular | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | váren ind várni def |
várna | várno |
| genitive | várnega | várne | várnega |
| dative | várnemu | várni | várnemu |
| accusative | nominativeinan or genitiveanim |
várno | várno |
| locative | várnem | várni | várnem |
| instrumental | várnim | várno | várnim |
| dual | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | várna | várni | várni |
| genitive | várnih | várnih | várnih |
| dative | várnima | várnima | várnima |
| accusative | várna | várni | várni |
| locative | várnih | várnih | várnih |
| instrumental | várnima | várnima | várnima |
| plural | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | várni | várne | várna |
| genitive | várnih | várnih | várnih |
| dative | várnim | várnim | várnim |
| accusative | várne | várne | várna |
| locative | várnih | várnih | várnih |
| instrumental | várnimi | várnimi | várnimi |
Further reading
- “varen”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish
Verb
varen
- inflection of varar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Swedish
Verb
varen